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Han "Customs and Customs and Rituals" records:
"The tiger, the yang, the chief of the hundred beasts,
Can fight and frustrate, eat ghosts. ”
The tiger acts as a ghost eater
Because it is called "Yang Thing, the Chief of a Hundred Beasts"
Ghosts are evil things
Therefore, folk legend says that tigers have the ability to ward off evil spirits
Han Hu Fu Shi Kui (replica) Excavated from the ancient city of Xihai County, Qinghai Provincial Museum Collection
The Tiger Rune Stone Is a Rare Treasure
For the built-in "Forty-two Articles of Spells"
It was Wang Mang who pretended to be destined for heaven
The product of the seizure of power in the Western Han Dynasty
The tiger is one of the four divine beasts
It is the product of the worship of the ancient stars
The four divine beasts are divided into Green Dragon, White Tiger, Suzaku, and Xuanwu
It is the yin in the hall that knows the order of the sun and the moon
See the ice in the bottle and know the cold and heat of the world
The four gods emerged from the world and wandered around the stone tablets
They are the gods closest to people
Guarding the four directions of the people
Sui Four Gods and Twelve Zodiac Mirrors Unearthed in 1956 in Guojiatan, the eastern suburbs of Xi'an City, from the Collection of the Shaanxi History Museum
Sui Imperial White Tiger Pattern Portrait Stone Collected by the Palace Museum
Draw a tiger on the Chinese New Year's Eve door
He was an earlier door god than Zhong Kui, Qin Qiong, and Wei Chigong
"Customs and Customs" tells the myth of the gods and goddesses
Remember related customs:
"Therefore, county officials often decorate peach people with Chinese New Year's Eve,
Weeping reeds, painting the tiger at the door,
All follow the example of the past, hoping to defend the murderer. ”
Tiger on the door leaf
Represents a deterrent to drive out evil
This custom of the Han Dynasty
It set a precedent for Chinese folk New Year paintings
Southern Song Dynasty Fuhu Luohan Chart Axis No Section Guangdong Provincial Museum Collection
The folklore of painting tigers to ward off evil spirits has continued
The god tiger of the town house
It has become one of the themes of traditional New Year paintings
Qing Dynasty Tiger Figure (Partial) Xiong Fei Collection of Shanghai Museum
Folk paintings of tigers ward off evil spirits also paint tigers to welcome good fortune
Tiger painting Modern Xu Beihong painting Collection of the Palace Museum
In Fujian
The dialect "tiger" and "fu" are pronounced closely
Painted with a New Year painting of the Five Tigers
Titled "Five Blessings"
Modern Zhou Qianqiu Flesh and Blood Affection Five Tigers Figure Guangdong Provincial Museum Collection
In addition to drinking Xionghuang wine for Zhong Kui
People also use wormwood to make small tigers to wear
Pray for the five poisons to be far away, health and peace
Shadow Tiger at the end of the Qing Dynasty, collection of Nanjing Museum
Folklore
The Sleeping Tiger Pillow is both fierce and can ward off evil spirits
Gold Cizhou kiln floral pattern tiger shaped pillow Guangdong Provincial Museum collection
Gold Sancai Tiger Pillow Excavated from Huangyan Village, Xi'an City, Collection of Shaanxi History Museum
Song Qing white glazed tiger pillow Collection of Jiangxi Provincial Museum
Golden tiger pillow on a yellow background, Shanghai Museum Collection
Folklore is also inseparable from the image of the tiger
Chongqing China Three Gorges Museum New Year Cultural Exhibition "Tiger Blessing Shenzhou" exhibition
Northern region
A child who has just been born
Wear tiger head shoes with a tiger hat
I hope that the child will grow up to be a tiger
Qing Tiger head shoes Yellow satin nails gold thread tiger head shoes Collection of the Palace Museum
In addition to the above
There is also a super super practical artifact associated with tigers
Spring and Autumn Celadon Tiger-shaped Ware Excavated in the western suburbs of Tunxi City, Anhui Province, in 1965, the collection of the Anhui Museum
It is said that this tiger-shaped vessel is not sure of its use
But it has a relationship with the tiger
Tiger Zi - ancient drowning vessel (commonly known as night pot)
Six Dynasties Blue-glazed porcelain tigers collected by the Nanjing Museum
Recently, the ruins of the ancient city of Zhang'an in Taizhou, Zhejiang Province, have just ended
Archaeological Task Force
More than 300 excavated cultural relics were handed over to the Jiaojiang Museum
One of them is this celadon tiger
Celadon tiger zi the site of the ancient city of Zhang'an in Taizhou, Zhejiang Province, was excavated
General museum collections
Tigers are indispensable
Mostly made of porcelain
But bronze tigers are uncommon
Identity and weight are gone
People who don't know how to get up at night
Will not shake hands
Northern Yan The tomb of Feng Sufu in Beipiao City, Liaoning Province was excavated from the collection of the Liaoning Provincial Museum
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Artifacts about tigers
The point is to mention
Two return artifacts with stories
Tiger and tiger head
Lost overseas for many years
Yuanmingyuan cultural relics tiger and tiger head
Through the efforts of relevant departments
Finally returned to his hometown
Western Zhou Tiger Ying (yíng) National Museum collection
Qing Hu Shou Collection of poly art museum
Of course
A tiger hidden in a museum
And many more...
New year, hope more people
Learn about the museum and walk into it
Read cultural relics and perceive civilization
The Year of 2022 is just around the corner
May you be like a tiger
Source: Wenbo Circle