西漢 四神陶瓦當―白虎|Roof tile end with tiger
Unknown
Date unknown · Earthenware · Asian Art
In ancient Chinese cosmology, the tiger symbolizes the western quadrant of the four cardinal directions. The animal was depicted on molded bricks, roof tiles, and walls of buildings to protect the living, as well as on architectural parts of tomb chambers to guard the deceased in the afterlife.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- Date unknown
- Medium
- Earthenware
- Culture
- China
- Department
- Asian Art
- Credit line
- Rogers Fund, 1918
