Mirror with Taotie Monster Motif
- Date
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制作年 BC5
- Title
- トウテツモンキョウ
- Materials, techniques and shape
- 銅
- Collections
- Century Akao Collection
- Depository
- Keio Museum Commons Campus Mita
An imaginary creature of ancient China, the monster taotie is considered identical to another imaginary beast “with a sheep’s body and a human face” described in the Mountain-Sea Scripture (Ch. Shan Hai Jing; Jap. Sengaikyo), according to the book’s annotated edition Mountain-Sea Scripture Eighteen Volumes written by Guo Pu (Jap. Kaku-Haku). Taotie’s eyes, however, lurk from its armpits. It is also equipped with tiger-like fangs and claws resembling overgrown nails that it uses for feeding on humans, making the beast formidable despite its infant-like shrieks. In ancient China, people used taotie designs on bronzeware to ward off evil spirits.
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- Mirror with Taotie Monster Motif
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