Tiger Designs on Central Plain Treasures③|The Mythical Creature-themed Mural Painting

Editor's note: The Year of the Tiger in the Chinese lunar calendar has arrived. We, together with Henan Museum, wish you a prosperous, auspicious and happy New Year! To foster a strong festive atmosphere, we are launching the Tiger Designs on Central Plain Treasures series featuring 6 bilingual stories about the tiger-themed treasures collected by Henan Museum. Here is the third episode: The Mythical Creature-themed Mural Painting.

编者按：虎年春节，河南日报、大河网携手河南博物院，为您送“虎”福啦！让我们一起了解河南文物中的“虎”元素！今天推出第三期：《四神云气图壁画》。

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Happy New Year!

新年好！

I'm Jiaqi.

大家好，我是家琦。

Today, a new "tiger" is waiting for us in Henan Museum!

今天，我将带领大家去探索另一只藏在河南文物中的“萌虎”！

OK, let's go!

我们走吧！

The Mythical Creature-themed Mural Painting. [Photo/Henan Museum]

The Mythical Creature-themed Mural Painting collected by Henan Museum is 514 centimeters in length and 327 centimeters in width, and was drawn during the Western Han Dynasty (202 BC to 8 AD).

四神云气图壁画，河南博物院藏，长514厘米，宽327厘米，西汉时期文物。

Surrounded by various lines and cloud patterns, the main image dominating the center of the mural painting consists of Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, etc.

该壁画中间部分为主题图案、四周外框纹饰绘以连线穿璧纹和云气纹。主题图案有青龙、白虎、朱雀等。

文案/赵汉青

播音/王家琦 

制作/王君艺 

审校/丁岚 陈行洁