Tiger Designs on Central Plain Treasures④|The White Tiger-image Brick

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 fourth episode: The White Tiger-image Brick.

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！今天推出第四期：《白虎画像砖》。

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Happy New Year!

新年好！

 

I'm Jiaqi.

大家好，我是家琦。

 

Today, I will show you a new "tiger" in Henan's treasures!

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 White Tiger-image Brick. [Photo/Henan Museum]

The White Tiger-image Brick collected by Henan Museum is 6.3 centimeters in thickness, 22 centimeters in width and 35 centimeters in length, and was made during the Eastern Wei Dynasty (534-550).

白虎画像砖，河南博物院藏，厚6.3厘米、宽22厘米、长35厘米，东魏时期文物。

 

A White Tiger with extended wings and erected tail is carved on the rectangular brick. Moreover, a pattern like half of a flat round jade article can be seen in front of the White Tiger's head.

白虎画像砖，长方体，正面模印浅浮雕白虎图案，虎为翼虎，张翼竖尾做腾飞之势。虎首前有半个“瑗”形图案。

文案/赵汉青

播音/王家琦 

制作/王君艺 

审校/丁岚 陈行洁