Royal Selangor Hand Finished 2020 Year of the Rat Collection Pewter Figurine Gift

Royal Selangor Hand Finished 2020 Year of the Rat Collection Pewter Figurine GiftSculpted in pewter and lavished with 24K gilding, an inquisitive pair of rats looks toward a future filled with optimism. The gilded animals stand out against the inky darkness of their rocky perch, itself contrasted against a robust cubic base in crimson bonded porcelain carved with abstract waves, rocks and clouds. Included is a H4cm x 12cm landscape format engraving plate for personalisation. Folk tales recount the oriental zodiac's origins with

Sculpted in pewter and lavished with 24K gilding, an inquisitive pair of rats looks toward a future filled with optimism. The gilded animals stand out against the inky darkness of their rocky perch, itself contrasted against a robust cubic base in crimson bonded porcelain carved with abstract waves, rocks and clouds.

Included is a H4cm x 12cm landscape format engraving plate for personalisation.

Folk tales recount the oriental zodiac's origins with the story of the Great Race, called by the deity the Jade Emperor to assign each year in the 12-year cycle an animal in the order they reached him by crossing a river. First past the post was the Rat, then the Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Ram, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig.