#LunarNewYear Metropolitan Museum of Art NY #YearOfTheRabbit exhibition: #jade plaque in the shape of a #rabbit, #China, #Shang or #WesternZhou (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"

#LunarNewYear Metropolitan Museum of Art NY Celebrating the #YearOfTheRabbit exhibition: bronze chariot linchpins with rabbit, #China, #WesternZhou dynasty, 11th-9th century BCE.
"Linchpins secured a chariot's wheels to its axle. #Rabbits, known for their switt movement, were an apt motif evoking the vehicle's speed."