Four Perils
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The Four Perils are four malevolent beings that exist in Chinese mythology.
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Shan Hai Jing Qiongji
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Taotie
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The taotie is an ancient Chinese mythological creature that was commonly emblazoned on bronze and other artifacts during the 1st millennium BCE. Taotie are one of the Four Perils in Chinese classics l
Four Perils
…block stump'), a reckless, stubborn creature; The Taowu is said to appear with "a human face, a tiger's feet, a pig's tusks and a tail 18 feet long." Taotie (饕餮; Tāotiè; 'greedy glutton'), a gluttonous beast. The Zuo Zhuan does not describe these four beings as mythological beasts, but instead as "historical…
Taotie on Chinese ritual bronze
Shang ding for food rituals celebrating ancestors. The surface is decorated with three taotie motifs – Victoria and Albert Museum, London
A vessel with a taotie design – Musée Cernuschi, Paris