Exhibition

Celebrating the Year of the Tiger

January 29, 2022–January 17, 2023
Previously on view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 207
Exhibitions are free with Museum admission.
Tiger, Marble, China
China
11th–9th century BCE
Pillow with landscapes featuring Daoist figures and a tiger, Zhang family workshop, Stoneware with painted decoration over white slip under clear glaze (Cizhou ware), China
Zhang family workshop
13th–14th century
Chariot fitting in the shape of a tiger’s head, Bronze inlaid with silver, China
China
4th–3rd century BCE
Tally in the shape of a tiger (Hu fu), Gilt bronze, China
China
Chariot linchpin with a tiger head, Bronze, China
China
11th–10th century BCE
China
4th century BCE
Lamp in the shape of a recumbent tiger, Bronze, China
China
2nd century BCE
Reclining tiger, Bronze, China
China
4th–3rd century BCE
China
5th century BCE
Pole base in the form of a tiger, Pudding stone, China
China
5th century
China
13th century BCE
Belt buckle with walking tiger, Bronze, North China
North China
3rd century BCE
Roof tile end with tiger, Earthenware, China
China
New Year’s picture: God of Wealth riding on a tiger, Unidentified artist(s) , early 20th century, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, China
Unidentified artist(s) , early 20th century
early 20th century
Rank badge with tiger, Silk and metal thread embroidery on silk satin, China
China
late 18th century
Rank badge with tiger, Silk thread embroidery on silk satin, China
China
late 18th century
Rank badge with tiger, Silk, metal thread, China
China
18th–19th century
Zodiac figure of a tiger, Glazed stoneware, China
China
Zodiac figure of a tiger, Porcelain, in the biscuit and with turquoise and aubergine glazes, China
China
Set of twelve zodiac animals, Earthenware with white slip, China
China
8th century