The Rooster or Chicken (雞/鷄, 鸡) is the tenth of the twelve-year cycle of animals which appear in the shēng-xiāo (生肖), the earthly branch, or better known in English as the Chinese Zodiac. The Year of the Rooster is represented by the Chinese character 酉 yǒu. The Rooster is a common subject in Chinese painting, belonging to the category of flower-and-bird painting. The Chinese character for the Chicken (鸡, jī) is a homophone of auspicious (吉, jí), thus making it particularly popular among Chinese artists. Painted by Xu Beihong (徐悲鴻, 1895-1953) |
 Painted by Shen Zhou (沈周, 1427-1509) |  Painted by Ren Yi (任頤, 1840-1896) |
 Painted by Xu Beihong (徐悲鴻, 1895-1953) |  Painted by Zhang Daqian (張大千, 1899-1983) |
 Painted by Qi Baishi (齊白石, 1864-1957) |  Painted by Chen Dayu (陳大羽, 1912-2001) |
 Painted by Gao Jianfu (高劍父, 1879-1951) |  Painted by Wang Xuetao (王雪濤, 1903-1982) |
 Painted by Tang Yun (唐雲, 1910-1993) |  Painted by Kang Ning (康寧, 1938- ) |
