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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Terracotta Relief Sculpture, 1279 CE - 1368 CE
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Terracotta Relief Sculpture, 1279 CE - 1368 CE

Terracotta Relief Sculpture, 1279 CE - 1368 CE

Terracotta
16.25
PF.4360
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This panel depicts the encounter between the tiger an dragon, two powerful animals of Chinese cosmogony and legend. On the left side, the serpentine-bodied dragon slithers down from heaven, keeping...
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This panel depicts the encounter between the tiger an dragon, two powerful animals of Chinese cosmogony and legend. On the left side, the serpentine-bodied dragon slithers down from heaven,
keeping its hind legs attached to the clouds and propelling itself on wave crashing against a rocky surface.  Thi dragon is an amalgamation of beastly qualities, possessing the horns of a deer,
scales of a carp, claws of hawk, palm of a tiger, torso of a snake and belly o a frog. The tiger rules in the terrain of dense forests and steep mountains,
emerging from its lair to confront this celestial force. Its body is short and muscular, its forelegs and hind legs decorated in spiral motif and stripes depicted by neatly aligned horizontal markings. Its protruding eyes, rounded face and stylistic nose give the tiger human quality, as it growls in response to the dragon's fierce roar.



The fifth animal of the Twelve Terrestrial Branches, th dragon is an mythological creature that descends from heaven to lurk th waterways of the world, meting out the good from the evil and exertin beneficial influence on mankind.  Th dragon symbolizes vigilance, grandeur and worldly success as it is used as motif in imperial regalia and official decorum.
  There are many representations of the dragon, each suggestin various meanings.  The five-clawe dragon refers to the King, while the transformation of the carp into a dragon i a metaphor of scholarly achievement.


The tiger, the third of the Twelve Terrestria Branches, is supreme among animals of the real world that roam the earth. It is taken as the emblem of magisterial dignity and sternness, as th model for the courage and fierceness that should characterize a soldier, and it presence or roar is synonymous with danger and terror. In this scene, the dragon and tiger meet, symbolizing the confrontatio between the two great forces of the universe:
heaven and earth.
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