Japanese Boar Painting Pig Year Expresso Mug

Beautiful painting of a boar by Ohara Koson (小原 古邨, Kanazawa 1877 – Tokyo 1945). He was a Japanese painter and print designer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, part of the shin-hanga ("new prints") movement. Design on expresso mug. Perfect for Chinese New Year 2019 or Birthday (people born in Boar or Pig year)----- "The Pig (豬) is the twelfth and the last sign of the Earthly Branches (亥). In the continuous Sexagenary cycle, every twelfth year corresponds to Hai, and is commonly called "the Year of the Pig" (豬年). There are five types of Pigs, named after the Chinese elements. In order, they are: Metal, Water, Wood, Fire, and Earth. In the Japanese zodiac and Tibetan zodiac, the Pig is replaced by the boar.[1] In the Dai zodiac, the Pig is replaced by the elephant. In the Gurung zodiac, the Pig is replaced by the deer. (...) People born within these date ranges can be said to have been born in the "Year of the Pig", while also bearing the following elemental sign: 10 February 1923 - 29 January 1924 = Water Pig, 4 February 1935 - 23 January 1936 = Wood Pig, 22 January 1947 - 9 February 1948 = Fire Pig, 8 February 1959 - 27 January 1960 = Earth Pig, 27 January 1971 - 14 February 1972 = Metal Pig, 13 February 1983 - 1 February 1984 = Water Pig, 31 January 1995 - 18 February 1996 = Wood Pig, 18 February 2007 - 6 February 2008 = Fire Pig, 5 February 2019 - 24 January 2020 = Earth Pig, 23 January 2031 - 10 February 2032 = Metal Pig (...)" Wikipedia