Bronze god tiger chasing ghost pattern print

[Tongshen Tiger Ghost Chasing Pattern]

Tongshen Tiger Ghost Chasing Pattern, Western Han Dynasty, printed face 1.4 × 1.4 cm, print thickness 0.7 cm
It is made of copper and cast on both sides. On one side, the word “Long Years” is cast side by side, and on the other side, it is a concave pattern, which shows a powerful tiger man standing up and roaring, flailing his teeth, and jumping down high. A little ghost looks up and raises his arm below. Obviously, he was shocked. He thought of sneaking into the house, but was found by the tiger god at the door. He refused to be the enemy and had no way to escape
The ancient people regarded the tiger as a kind of divine beast. They believed that the tiger was a kind of masculine and brave creature. It was the best of all animals. It could fight against vicious strange birds and liked to eat ghosts. Therefore, the tiger was often compared to a warrior. The Warring States Policy – Chu I: “Qin is half the world, and the enemy is four countries, surrounded by mountains and rivers. The four fortresses are solid. There are more than one million people who are in charge of Huben.” Among the officials in the Han Dynasty, there are Zhonglang General of Huben, who is in charge of Huben, and who is in charge of Su Wei. The tiger is as brave as a tiger. “The Book of Han · The Biography of Wang Mang”: “Mang worshipped the nine generals, all of whom were called” nine tigers “, and sent tens of thousands of elite soldiers of the Northern Army to the east. In addition, the “tiger charm” is the basis for the mobilization of troops in the army. Tiger patterns are also common in daily life, such as tiger patterns in Chinese seals; Draw the tiger as the patron saint on the door; The ancient emperors looked at the road bed and painted a tiger outside, so they called the door of the road bed the Tiger Gate. “Zhou Li · Local Officials · Shi Shi”: “To the left of the Humen is to take charge of the dynasty.” The so-called Humen is the door of the road.

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