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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
Taotie on Chinese ritual bronze
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
Shang ding for food rituals celebrating ancestors. The surface is decorated with three taotie motifs – Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Taotie on a ding bronze vessel from late Shang era
Taotie on a ding bronze vessel from late Shang era
A vessel with a taotie design – Musée Cernuschi, Paris
A vessel with a taotie design – Musée Cernuschi, Paris
Qiongqi
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Qiongqi is a mythical creature mentioned in the Chinese classics. Along with Hundun, Taowu, and Taotie, it is one of the Four Perils.
Taotie
…during the 1st millennium BCE. Taotie are one of the Four Perils in Chinese classics like the Classic of Mountains and Seas, alongside the Hundun, Qiongqi, and Taowu. The Taotie is often represented as a motif on dings, which are Chinese ritual bronze vessels from the Shang (c. 1600 – c. 1050 BCE) and…
Qing dynasty illustration from the Preface to the Classic of Mountains and Seas (山海經存) by Wang Fu (汪紱)
Qing dynasty illustration from the Preface to the Classic of Mountains and Seas (山海經存) by Wang Fu (汪紱)