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【Lower Alter – Black Tiger】

【Lower Alter – Black Tiger】

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Lower Alter – Black Tiger

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Lower Alter – Black Tiger



The tiger on the black alter guardsthe realm, banishing diseases for thriving spring.

 



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 Black Tortoisein 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 the strategistLiu 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!



 

Bard’s Whisper: The Most UniqueOriginal Ornaments

 

 

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.



Hand-made Beaded Bracelet Series

Buy Two(Any Kind) Get One “Black Agate”

Eventsfor beaded bracelets in full colors are now on!

Pleasedirectly specify

thelength (cm) of the desired beads in full colors with the order.

We will produce and deliver to you together!



Get “Wonderful Dices” by Spending NT$ 3000 in one singlepurchase!

Link: Wonderful Dices

 

Get “Dragon Lord” which can only be obtained inthe event by spending NT$5000 in one single purchase!

DragonLord is not available in regular channel.

Epic of Sword and DragonDragon - Lord

 

Materials

S925, Black Agate, Angelic Stone

Contents

Lower Alter – Black Tiger Beaded Bracelet x1
Elegant Package x 1

WarrantyCard x 1

 


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