Chinese Zodiac - The Rabbit (black-and-white)
The Rabbit is part of what will soon be a complete series of the 12 Animal signs of the Chinese Zodiac. In the background is the Chinese character for the Rabbit.
Those born in the Year of the Rabbit are said to be gracious, cultured, intellectual, and detail-oriented. They may be very sensitive — sometimes to the point of nervousness — but this also makes them compassionate and attentive to those around them, and they like to make their homes comfortable and peaceful.
You are probably a Rabbit if you were born in 1999, 1987, 1975, 1963, 1951, 1939, or 1927, but double-check the exact dates if your birthday is in mid-January to mid-February because the Lunar New Year is on a different date each year. Wikipedia’s Chinese Zodiac page is a good starting point for more information about all of the signs and their meanings.
This image also available in color as prints and cards and as a T-shirt.

See the rest of the work in this series: Chinese Zodiac in black-and-white
Or check out the same series in color !
Drawn with a brush-pen on bristol paper. Copyright 2009 Stephanie Smith.
This image was featured in the Rabbit, rabbit! group … thank you!
Chinese Zodiac - The Rabbit (black-and-white) belongs to the following groups:
"Real" Life Artwork (No Photography), Astrology, Eat Sleep Draw, Ebony and Ivory, Finks of Inks, Painted Animals! , Rabbit, rabbit!, Shameless Self-Promotion and Who Needs Color For Beauty? - Black & White Art At Its Best Available for sale asGreeting Cards

MoonSpiral
There I am….sensitive to the point of nervousness…yep!! Very nice capture Stephanie!!!!
Stephanie Smith replied
Thanks, I’m glad you approve! :)
I have mixed thoughts about the personality descriptions, in case someone gets offended… but they did inform drawings after all… :)
AnitaInverarity
BEAUTIFUL work :)))))))))))) xx
Stephanie Smith replied
Thanks Anita!
linskudd
Wow. S/he’s so cute. Lovely drawing.
Stephanie Smith replied
Thank you Lindsay!
izzybeth
I should have been born the year of the rabbit. I love those creatures sooooo… this is a sonderful example…
Stephanie Smith replied
Thanks izzybeth! One thing I discovered during my research was to look up your inner animal and secret animal (based on the month and hour of your birth, respectively)—maybe you secretly ARE a rabbit!
izzybeth
Ahhh… thanks for the tip…