CHINESE ZODIAC SIGNS

Twelve animals represent the Chinese zodiac. I also includes a list of the 20th century years that are represented, so that you can see which is your birth sign. Maybe you have, or will acquire, a netsuke or okimono that will be special to you as a reminder of your birth year.

Rat - For the years: 1900, 1912, 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996

Ox - For the years: 1901, 1913, 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997

Tiger - For the years: 1902, 1914, 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998

Rabbit - For the year: 1903, 1915, 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999

Dragon - For the year: 1904, 1916, 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000

Snake - For the years: 1905, 1917, 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989

Horse - For the years: 1906, 1918, 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990

Goat - For the years: 1907, 1919, 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991

Monkey - For the years: 1908, 1920, 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992

Rooster - For the years: 1909, 1921, 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993

Dog - For the years: 1910, 1922, 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994

Boar - For the years: 1911, 1923, 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995

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