Earth Horse

Under the grounded influence of the Earth Element, the Earth Horse becomes the most stable and sensible of the Horse types. The Earth Horse can be considered the "work horse" member of the Horse sign and in turn, can move on a more steady path towards their goals. But because of their preference to consider all the angles in achieving an objective, those born under this sign can sometimes play it too safe and miss out on opportunities. The traditional Chinese calendar follows a 60-year, rotating name cycle where each year's name contains two parts: the celestial stem (an animal zodiac), and the terrestrial branch (a natural element). The animal character is taken from a rotating list of 12 signs, while the elemental term is taken from a rotating list of five elements (wood, fire, earth, metal, and water). In this way, any given year's zodiac sign occurs only once every 60 years. "Earth Horse" is an original mixed media painting on rice paper by Lu Hong, hand signed by the artist! This piece is custom framed using acid-free materials and is ready to hang! Includes Certificate of Authenticity! Measures approx. 28.5" x 29.5" (with frame); 18.5" x 20" (image).