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The rabbit ornament with 1,300-year history
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Guess what this smooth little rabbit sculpture was used for? Lying prostrate with its upper limbs stretched out, the rabbit was used as a weight to prevent the edges of a mat from curling. Unearthed from a tomb in a suburb of Xi'an, Shaanxi Province in 1956, this rabbit made from talcum is proven to be an item of everyday use during the Tang Dynasty (618-907). The rabbit represented a time of peace and prosperity and was a popular symbol used in Tang Dynasty jade ware. As jade was difficult to acquire at the time, talcum was an ideal substitute since it was cheap and had a similar texture to jade.

The rabbit ornament with 1,300-year history

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