Beautiful Chinese painting of two dogs on greeting card for Chinese New Year of the Dog or Birthday (people born in Dog Year). Matching Greeting postcard, sticker and mug. ------ "Saluki hounds", painted by Zhu Zhanji, better known as the Xuande Emperor (1398-1435) of the Ming Dynasty of China, from the collection of Arthur M. Sackler Museum. --- "The dog (狗) is one of the 12 years of the cycle of animals that appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar.The year of the dog is associated with the symbol of the terrestrial branch 戌. To the real animal, while 戌 refers to the animal of the zodiac ... People born in these date ranges can be said to have been born in the "Year of the Dog", while wearing The following elementary sign: February 14, 1934-February 3, 1935 = wooden dog, 2 February 1946 - 21 January 1947 = dog of fire, 18 February 1958 - 7 February 1959 = Dog of the Earth, 6 February 1970 - 26 January 1971 = Metal Dog, 25 January 1982 - 12 February 1983 = water dog, 10 February 1994 - 30 January 1995 = Bois Chien, January 29, 2006 - February 17, 2007 = Fire Dog, February 16, 2018 - February 4, 2019 = Earth Dog, 2 February 2030 - 22 January 2031 = Metal Dog, 22 January 2042 - 9 February 2043 = Water Dog - "Wikipedia