The Only One in the World

Name:Bronze Tiger with Inlaying Gold and Silver of the Spring and Autumn Period
Collection: British Museum

The British Museum's collection of Chinese artifacts from the Shang Dynasty and Zhou Dynasty bronzes to the Tang Dynasty porcelain, gold and jade products of the Ming and Qing dynasties. Only from China's rare treasures through the ages amounted to more than 20,000 pieces, the vast majority of which are priceless. Such as paintings and embroideries from various dynasties of China, excavated artifacts from various periods, paintings and calligraphy from the Tang and Song dynasties, and porcelain from the Ming and Qing dynasties, etc., of which the most valuable are the "Lady's Guide to the History of China", the three-color statue of Song Luohan, the Dunhuang scrolls, and the famous paintings from the Song and Ming dynasties.

Bronze Tiger with Inlaying Gold and Silver is one of the collections of the British Museum, the whole body made of bronze, 23 centimeters high, made in the 4th to 3rd century BC in the Eastern Zhou period. The bronze tiger stands arched with its tail pointing to the sky and its head turned back, revealing its teeth and bulging eyes. The tiger's body is inlaid in gold and silver with stylized birds and snakes, as well as cloud-like motifs with abstract designs of scrolls, curves, and torn shapes.