Sancai Tomb Beast

[Sancai Tomb Beast]

Sancai Tomb Beast, Tang Dynasty, 80.5 cm high and 26 cm wide
The tomb beast in this town has double curved corners on its head, with a ferocious face, wide eyes, wide mouth and fangs. The shoulders are decorated with wings, and the surface of the wings is decorated with dark lines. The body is in a squatting position, and the mountain base is stepped down. The whole body is painted with green, white and brown glaze, which is bright and translucent
The Tomb Beast is a monster set up in the tomb to frighten ghosts and protect the souls of the dead. From the archaeological excavations, we can see that tomb animals were first seen in the tombs of Chu in the Warring States Period and were popular in the Wei, Jin and Sui and Tang Dynasties. In the Sui and Tang dynasties, the tomb animals were generally set in front of the tomb door, with one human face and one animal face facing each other