Bronze turtle button playing tiger pattern print

[Bronze tortoise button playing tiger pattern print]

Bronze tortoise button playing tiger pattern print, Eastern Han Dynasty, printed face 1.6 × 1.6cm, 1.2cm high
Printed copper cast, turtle button. The printed concave cast pattern shows that a performer kneels on the back of a tiger, the tiger is teased back, the tail of the tiger is upright, obedient, and has no authority of the king of beasts
In the Han Dynasty, the white tiger and other strange animals were treasured. There were many kinds of animals in the royal garden for amusement. At that time, people believed that beasts could be tamed. The Book of the Han Dynasty – Hongzhuan of Gongsun said, “To go to the tiger, leopard, horse and ox, animals can’t be tamed. And to teach and tame them, they can lead, drive, and obey.” The taming and obedience of beasts is also a sign of national peace and stability. The Biography of the King of Chu and Yuan recorded, “The Xiao Shao is 90%, and the Phoenix Emperor comes to the ceremony; to hit the stone, the stone, and the animals lead the dance. Within the four seas, there is no peace.” The animal fighting activities in the Han Dynasty were very prosperous, He is engaged in galloping and shooting in the wild. According to documents, General Li Guang often shot tigers in the area of Youbeiping with his superb archery skills, and he was willing to take risks and shoot tigers at close range. There are also animal fighting activities in the palace gardens. The “Book of Han Dynasty, The Biography of Yang Xiong” recorded: “The Hu people fight with animals, take their own gains, and go to see them in person.” The “Book of Han Dynasty, The Biography of Waiqi” said: “In Jianzhaozhong, the tiger is lucky to fight with animals, and all the harem are seated. The bear is lost, and climbs the threshold to go to the hall. Fu Zhaoyi, the right and left dignitaries, and so on, are shocked to walk away. Feng Jieyu stands straight ahead as a bear, and kills the bear left and right.”
In addition to the seal of the tiger, there are also bears in the Han Dynasty Horse play, deer shooting, tiger chasing, tiger fighting, etc.

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