public class Test extends JLabel {

  private BufferedImage[] images = new BufferedImage[16];

  private int index;

  public Test(BufferedImage original) {
    for (int i = 0; i < images.length; i++) {
      double theta = -2 * Math.PI * i / images.length;
      BufferedImage img = new BufferedImage(original.getWidth(),
          original.getHeight(), BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB);
      Graphics2D g2d = img.createGraphics();
      g2d.drawRenderedImage(original, AffineTransform
          .getRotateInstance(theta,
                             original.getWidth() / 2,
                             original.getHeight() / 2));
      images[i] = img;
    }
  }

  public void rotate() {
    index = (index + 1) % images.length;
    setIcon(new ImageIcon(images[index]));
  }

  public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
    final Test test = new Test(ImageIO.read(Test.class
        .getResourceAsStream("1335971717_7428.png")));
    JFrame jf = new JFrame("Test");
    jf.add(test);
    jf.setSize(100, 100);
    jf.setVisible(true);
    new Thread() {

      public void run() {

        try {
          for (;;) {
            test.rotate();
            sleep(100);
          }
        } catch (InterruptedException ex) {
          ex.printStackTrace();

        }
      }
    }.start();
  }

}