In the exhibition hall of the Jiangxi Provincial Museum, the largest surviving pre-Qin bronze tiger is treasured, the Shang Dynasty Fu bird double-tailed bronze tiger. Unearthed in 1989 from the Oceania Shang Tomb in Xingan County, this strange shape is a brilliant work of Shang Dynasty bronze art, revealing the tiger totem worship more than 3,000 years ago.
This artifact is 53.5 cm long, 25.5 cm high, weighs 6.2 kg, has a strange shape, double-tailed curls, and a bird with its back. The tiger's body is decorated with patterns, the face and abdomen are decorated with cirrus clouds, the back is decorated with cloud thunder patterns, the nose, the front ridge, the tail and the lower part of the four legs are decorated with deformed scales, and the upper part of the four legs is a striking thunder pattern.
The tiger is large in shape and peculiar in shape, revealing a mighty and brave look on the outside, while the inside hides a devious and immortal aura, which fully shows the divinity of the tiger and the admiration of people for the tiger. (Reporter Yuan Huijing)
Source: Xinhua News Agency