雙語說河南|“豫”見中原·“虎”觀世界:《白虎畫像磚》

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。

編者按:

虎年春節,河南日報、大河網攜手河南博物院,為您送“虎”福啦!讓我們一起了解河南文物中的“虎”元素!今天推出第四期:

《白虎畫像磚》

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,我將帶領大家去探索另一隻藏在河南文物中的“萌虎”!

OK, let‘s go!

我們走吧!

雙語說河南|“豫”見中原·“虎”觀世界:《白虎畫像磚》

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)。

白虎畫像磚,河南博物院藏,厚6。3釐米、寬22釐米、長35釐米,東魏時期文物。

AWhite 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。

白虎畫像磚,長方體,正面模印淺浮雕白虎圖案,虎為翼虎,張翼豎尾做騰飛之勢。虎首前有半個“瑗”形圖案。

責編:杜若森 稽核:王世洋