Sima Qian once described in the "Records of History": "The charm of the armored soldiers, the left is the emperor, the right is in yangling." ”
Ancient tiger runes are generally about 8-9 cm long, very small, easy to hide, with inscriptions engraved on the back, divided into two halves, the right half is preserved by the emperor, the left half is issued to the general or local governor who leads the army, and the special symbol is dedicated, one place and one symbol, it is impossible to mobilize the army of two places at the same time with a soldier symbol. Moreover, when dispatching the army, it is necessary to have two inquests and verify the truth before sending troops, and when you see the symbol, you can see the king. This is where the word "conforms" comes from.
Because the tiger is the king of the hundred beasts, fierce and agile, the early soldier symbols are portrayed in the shape of tigers, so later generations used to call the soldier symbols tiger symbols.
(Gensuke Taishou Tiger Charm front)
The Shandong Museum has a Han Dynasty bronze tiger charm, which is the left half, 2.5 cm high, 7.5 cm long, in the shape of a fuhu tiger, and there is a wrong gold and silver text (half text) in the middle of the tiger's back: "Xuan Rabbit (菟) Taishou is a tiger symbol". Xuanju County is one of the four counties of Han, as an important proof that can dispatch troops, this Xuanju Taishou Tiger Charm, its importance is self-evident, and it has been designated as a national first-class cultural relic.
Dongping Tiger Charm
The treasure of the Dongping Museum is the tiger charm used by Sima Shu, the king of Dongping during the Western Jin Dynasty, a national first-class cultural relic. Dongping Tiger Charm is 6.5 cm long, 4.5 cm high and 2.5 cm thick, with a simple, exquisite and domineering shape. Cast in bronze in the shape of a tiger, it has tabby stripes throughout and is engraved with a false gold inscription. The tiger rune found is the right half, so the inscription is only half.
Tiger Rune, let people glance at the millennium, witness the years of Jinge Iron Horse. Today, do you have a "tiger" full of strength and vitality? On the first working day of the Year of the Tiger, please cheer up immediately and win the flag!
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