Asian Rhino

You are likely thinking of the famous bronze rhinoceros residing in the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, which is often considered the museum's most significant masterpiece. Created during the late Shang dynasty around eleven hundred to ten hundred fifty before the common era, this ritual vessel is a rare example of ancient Chinese bronze casting in the form of a real animal. Most bronze vessels from this period were decorated with stylized patterns, but this rhino is unique for its naturalistic depiction, showing details like the thick folds of its hide and the sag of its belly.