E20 Standing Horse Statue of Twelve Jade Zodiac

E20 Standing Horse Statue of Twelve Jade Zodiac 

(Warring States Period,475-221 BC,  Height: 8.07cm,Bottom width: 2.58cm )

According to the Qing historian Zhao Yi's "Yu Yu Cong Juan" volume thirty-four said: the twelve-phase genus (Zodiac) originated in the Eastern Han Dynasty. It has always been thought that the earliest Chinese ancient books in the 12 Zodiac are written by the Eastern Han philosopher Wang Chong.

However, in the "Day Book" of the bamboo slip unearthed in the Qin Tomb of Yunmeng County, Hubei Province in 1975, it was found that there were records of twelve species of animals in the 12th place. This discovery promoted the origin of the zodiac. As early as before the Warring States. The zodiac signs became more popular in the Han Dynasty and became more popular after the Song Dynasty.

This jade horse zodiac is anthropomorphic, standing, waistband, hands clasped in front of the abdomen, wearing a skirt full of clouds and cover the feet, this is the unique and more common style of the Warring States period. Unfortunately, only this jade horse, the remaining eleven jade zodiac do not know where to go. However, only the treasures that existed in the fruit are only the treasures of the real thing, and they can survive in the creation of the human beings. It is one of the first examples of the study of the open and free atmosphere in the Warring States Period. It has great historical significance and value.