Qi Baishi's interesting zodiac diagram. The Chinese zodiac, also known as the twelve genus phases, is the Chinese zodiac sign that matches the year of birth of a person with the twelve earth branches, including rat, ox, tiger, and rabbit

Qi Baishi's interesting zodiac diagram. The 12 Chinese zodiac signs, also known as the 12 genus phases, are the 12 Chinese zodiac signs that match the year of birth of a person with the 12 Earth Branches, including rats, cows, tigers, rabbits, dragons, snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens, dogs, and pigs.

Qi Baishi's 12 works are mainly ink painting, with a slight color, most of which are accompanied by corresponding scenes, such as snakes with grass, cows with wicker, rats with peanuts, rabbits with osmanthus flowers, sheep with cypress branches, monkeys with shou peaches, dogs with gates, and pigs with fences; A few such as tigers, horses, dragons, and chickens have created their artistic images, which are majestic and powerful, and have a clear theme. The tiger standing on his back wins with his spirit, the lying cow under the willow wins with artistic conception, the sheep and rabbit are mild, and the rat and monkey are "stealing" food... These not only show the nature of animals, but also express the artist's imagination and emotions for them, and do not use them alone as a symbolic symbol#Ancient and modern Chinese painting #