Twelve Zodiac Beasts — Medals
The zodiac re-cast with beasts from the Classic — enamel medals in a presentation case.
- Year
- 2025
- Status
- Edition
- Form
- Bronze & metal
- Materials
- Struck metal, hard enamel, presentation case
- Dimensions
- Ø 40 mm × 12
The work
A corporate or family gift that is not a logo on an object: twelve beasts, twelve colours, each with its year. Custom sets can carry a founding year, a family's birth-years or a company's anniversary.
Cultural source
The Chinese zodiac; the totem system of the Shanhai Jing.
The artist's transformation
The familiar cycle, given unfamiliar bodies.
Making
Designed from the totem system; struck and enamelled; cased.
Scale & variation
Standard set; custom set; single medal.
Placement
Gifting programmes, anniversaries, VIP welcome.
Certificate & provenance
Every completed commission is delivered with a certificate of authenticity, a unique work ID, a cultural source note and a making record, and is entered into the atelier's private provenance archive.
Commission
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