【Four Celestials – White Tiger】
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【Four Celestials – White Tiger】
With formations in Four Symbols, thegeneral constrained the beast within.
The FourSymbols
The Four Symbols represent the fourdirections in traditional Chinese culture;
they are Azure Dragon, White Tiger,Vermillion Bird, and Black Tortoise.
In ancient times, such symbols weremostly used in military
as the guardians of the army.
Later on, the symbols became fourcelestials and were humanized:
Azure Dragon the “Mengzhang”
White Tiger the “Jienbing”
Vermillion Bird the “Lingguang”
Black Tortoise the “Jiming”
In Han’s tradition, the southernshould be the upper direction,
which is different from the modernday northern direction as the upper.
When it comes to the four-symboldirection, we should put the Azure Dragon in the left (east), the White Tigerin the right (west), the Vermillion Bird in the front (south), and the BlackTortoise in the rear (north).
The Song of Heritage based on thestory of the Tiger in medieval times:
The FourCelestials – White Tiger
It represents the western 7 mansionsof the 28 mansions (constellations) in early times,
symbolizing Shaoyin in Four Symbolsand metal in five elements.
It is a deity of the west andautumn.
During Han Dynasty, the fiveelements became connected with the five ethics,
and the White Tiger became thesymbol of integrity.
The White Tiger is a deity masteringweapons and war.
It has multiple powers such asbanishing the evil and disasters, calling for abundance, upholding the justice,calling upon wealth, and forming relationships.
The origin of White Tiger derivedfrom the worship to ancient mansions.
In Taoism, it is called “Jienbing”,
and has various titles of “Ruler”,“Holy General”, “Divine General”, and “Evil Capturer”
in different scriptures.
Tiande –Azure Tiger
Origin of “Five Tiger Generals”
Legends said that when thestrategist Liu Bowen was observing the mansions,
he found that “Five Tiger Generals”would come down from the heaven
and assist Zhu Yuanzhang, who wasdestined to conquer the nation
as the emperor of Great Ming.
Xu Da the “Azure Tiger” (1332-1385),Name Tiande
The Five Tiger Generals were Mu Yingthe Yellow Star, Hu Dahai the Black Star,
Chang Yuchun the White Star, Xu Dathe Azure Star,
and Tang He the Red Star. They werethe advisors of Zhu Yuanzhang for establishing the Ming Dynasty, and were laterbecame the origin of Five Tiger Generals in the folklore.
The Inheritance of Hu Yeh in ChineseFolklore:
Earthen God –Yellow Tiger
“Hu Yeh” is the guardian of temples
as well as the mount and courier ofgods.
There are two forms of “Hu Yeh” infolklore,
one is “Yellow Tiger General” withyellow hide and black stripes,
Lower Alter –Black Tiger
and the other is “Black TigerGeneral” with black hide and white stripes.
In Chinese traditions, “Yellow TigerGeneral” is mostly for civil officials
while “Black Tiger General” is formilitary officers.
It can be divided into two kinds:one with yellow hide and the other with black hide depending on the design.
The former is simply called Hu Yeh,but the latter has the titles of Lower Alter General and Black Tiger Marshall,etc.
It is said that the “Fuhu Temple” inEmeishan was the black alter in Investiture of the Gods, where the storyof Zhao Guangming defeating the black tiger and taking as his mount is told.
- Supervisedby Master Yung-Cheng of “Taiwan Dreamworker Workshop”
- The“Four Celestials” in Chinese Cultrue
- OriginalInterlacing Inspired by the Bard
This time, “Bard’s Whisper” ishonored to invite
the mater of figma creation inTaiwan:
Master Yung-Cheng and his “TaiwanDreamworker Workshop”
to make the sculptures together withhis apprentices.
The prototype of the “FourCelestials”
is designed in the style of ancientbronze wares.
The clouds and claw interlacing arealternatively utilized by our team.
We give our special gratitude to thefriends of Dreamworker Studio.
You can see more of their works intheir fanpage!
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＊Suggested Sizes: L-XXL for Males and XS-M forFemales
We suggest that you shouldmeasure the correct hand circumference. For example, if A’s hand circumferenceis 15.3cm, then he/she should choose the size of S (15cm). If B’s handcircumference is 18.8cm, then he/she should choose the size of XL (18cm).
Extra space has been considered by us, so you don’tneed to estimate extra space when measuring.
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Materials
S925, Red Serpent Agate, Golden Obsidian, Crystal, SnowPicture Jasper, Amethyst, Black Agate
Contents
【FourCelestials – White Tiger】Beaded Bracelet x1
Elegant Package x 1
WarrantyCard x 1
