Museum Exhibition
Celebrating the Year of the Horse
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
February 7, 2026 – January 26, 2027
Celebrating the Year of the Horse brings together works from The Met collection to explore the horse’s enduring nature and vital place in Chinese civilization.
Exhibition artworks
Representative work
Northeast China
Plaque in the shape of a horse-drawn chariot
8th–7th century BCE
Bronze
H. 4 in. (10.2 cm); W. 3 3/4 in. ( 9.5 cm)
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North China
Belt plaque in the shape of a kneeling horse
3rd–1st century BCE
Silver
H. 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm); L. 5 11/16 in. (14.5 cm)
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North or northeast China
Pectoral in the shape of a horse
ca. 6th century BCE
Gold
H. 2 in. (5.1 cm); W. 3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm)
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North China
Belt plaque with winged horse
1st century
Gilded bronze
H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); W. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm)
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China
Belt plaque with winged horse
1st century
Gilded bronze
H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); W. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm)
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Northeast China
Harness ornament with a winged horse
1st century BCE–1st century CE
Silver
H. 5 in. (12.7 cm); W. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
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New Year picture of equestrian door god Ma Dai
early 20th century
Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Image: 18 × 11 in. (45.7 × 27.9 cm)
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