Red ground running tiger five poison makeup gauze mounting

[Red Tigers’ Five Poisons Makeup gauze mounting]

Red Tigers’ Five Poisons Makeup gauze mounting, bright, 32 cm long, 10.7 cm wide
This mounting piece is made of plain square hole yarn. It uses colored silk thread and gold thread to weave the pattern of the five poisons (snake, scorpion, centipede, gecko and toad) of the tiger town with makeup technique. The weavers are exquisite, the patterns are simple and realistic, vivid and natural, showing the typical style and characteristics of the Ming Dynasty fabrics
The patterns woven by the mounting film reflect the traditional Dragon Boat Festival custom in ancient China. It is believed that May is the beginning of summer, and it is a “poison month” in which all kinds of viruses are increasingly rampant and plagued. The virus begins to breed at noon on the Dragon Boat Day on the fifth day of May. Therefore, people have the custom of avoiding the “five poisons”. Generally, people take such measures as sprinkling lime, sprinkling realgar wine, hanging mugwort leaves, planting calamus, wearing Aihu, and bathing orchid soup on the Dragon Boat Festival to eliminate the “five poisons” and drive out evil spirits. Among them, wearing Aihu refers to making a tiger shape out of the branches and leaves of the wormwood, or cutting the ribbon to make a tiger, and sticking the leaves of the wormwood on it, which is used as a repellent to expel poison and eliminate disease. The reason why the tiger is used to exorcise evil spirits is that people think that the tiger is the best of all animals and is powerful and can eat ghosts and monsters. The “General Customs” said: “The tiger is the penis, the length of all animals, can eat ghosts,… also avoid evil.” This fabric is decorated with the five poisons of the tiger town, that is, it expresses people’s good desire to use the power of the tiger to drive away poison, avoid plague, and protect peace