[Three-color Terracotta King]
Three-color Terracotta King, Tang Dynasty, 118cm high and 50cm wide
There is a bird spreading its wings on the head of the Terracotta Warriors. His eyebrows are tight, his eyes are wide open, and his mouth is open. One hand is akimbo, the other hand is clenched and raised. Wearing bright light armor, dragon head protection, abdominal armor, waist lace, waist drooping knee skirt, hanging leg, right leg upright, left leg slightly bent, step on the crouching cow. Under the crouching cow is a mountain seat. The whole body is mainly composed of green, brown and white glazes, which are bright and bright
The Terracotta Warriors of Heaven is one of the components of the burial ceremony of the Tang Dynasty, which plays a role of tomb control. Together with the tomb control animals, they are mostly placed in front of the tomb passage or the tomb chamber. The tomb control animals are in front and the Terracotta Warriors are in the rear. They usually appear in pairs, one on the left and one on the right. They are collectively referred to as the “four gods” in the literature.