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Celebrating a year of the pig with a centerpiece of an antique Chinese silver hat ornament in the shape of a pig’s head - also tiny jade piglets, and silver flowers from hair ornaments of the Dong people of Guizhou province.  There are also beads of silver, amber, and jade.

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Notes:

 

The Chinese zodiac, or Sheng Xiao (生肖), is a repeating 12-year cycle of animal signs and their ascribed attributes, based on the lunar calendar.*

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*chinesenewyear.net

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Click here to see a detailed chart. 

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