Royal Selangor Ornamental Zodiac Plate 10″

Design Plus Consignment Gallery has a 10″ Royal Selnagor Ornamental Plate. Beautifully crafted this penang -pewter plate has the signs of the zodiac signs. Chinese astrology is based on the traditional astronomy. The development of Chinese astrology is tied to that of astronomy which came to flourish during the Han Dynasty. The Chinese Zodiac is is the oldest known horoscope system in the world and consists of twelve animals that represent certain year. According to Chinese astrology, the year of a person’s birth is represented by one of these animals. The twelve animal signs or zodiac symbols are Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig. Chinese astrology also has five elements of nature namely: water, wood, fire, earth and metal. According to Chinese astrology, a person’s destiny can be determined by the position of the planets and the positions of the Sun and Moon at the person’s time of birth. Chinese believe that our birth year can determine our attitude and potential and that animal birth signs have symbolism and represent a specific behavior.

Dimensions 10.0ʺW × 0.5ʺD × 10.0ʺH