Art History Animalia<p><a href="https://historians.social/tags/LunarNewYear" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LunarNewYear</span></a> Metropolitan Museum of Art NY <a href="https://historians.social/tags/YearOfTheRabbit" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>YearOfTheRabbit</span></a> exhibition: <a href="https://historians.social/tags/jade" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>jade</span></a> plaque in the shape of a <a href="https://historians.social/tags/rabbit" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rabbit</span></a>, <a href="https://historians.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>China</span></a>, <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Shang" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Shang</span></a> or <a href="https://historians.social/tags/WesternZhou" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WesternZhou</span></a> (c. 1600–771 BCE). "this carving is among the earliest representations of a rabbit from China’s Bronze Age; its compact size & small hole suggest it was probably used as a pendant"</p>
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Art History Animalia<p><a href="https://historians.social/tags/LunarNewYear" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LunarNewYear</span></a> Metropolitan Museum of Art NY Celebrating the <a href="https://historians.social/tags/YearOfTheRabbit" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>YearOfTheRabbit</span></a> exhibition: bronze chariot linchpins with rabbit, <a href="https://historians.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>China</span></a>, <a href="https://historians.social/tags/WesternZhou" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WesternZhou</span></a> dynasty, 11th-9th century BCE.<br />"Linchpins secured a chariot's wheels to its axle. <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Rabbits" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Rabbits</span></a>, known for their swift movement, were an apt motif evoking the vehicle's speed."</p>
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