Western Zhou Bronze Mother and Child Tiger

Age: Western Zhou, Grade 1

Specifications: 10cm high, 20cm long, 1.5kg in weight.

Excavation site: Excavated from the Western Zhou ruins in Rujiazhuang, Baoji in 1988

Three-dimensional round sculpture. The tiger is in a state of crawling with its mouth open, and a pair of ears stand upright on its head, leaning forward. The two hemispherical eyes are protruding, the pupils are sunken, the eyebrows are turned up with negative line hook cloud patterns, the bridge of the nose is decorated with eleven negative line "V" shaped patterns, and the cheeks are decorated with negative line cloud patterns and round concave dots, symbolizing tiger whiskers. The nose is plain, the mouth is open and the teeth are exposed, holding a little tiger in its mouth, the little tiger's neck is reversed, the mouth is wide open, and it is in a state of fear, the four feet and tail are naturally drooping, and the body of the little tiger is covered with straight lines and dot patterns to represent its stripes. The shoulders are decorated with negative line spiral patterns, and the tiger's body and four feet are all decorated with stripes between heavy ring patterns. The vessel is exquisitely shaped and cleverly designed, and is a rare artistic treasure.