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The document discusses animal designs that were commonly used in Shang and Zhou dynasty bronze art. There were two main types of animal designs: 1) Designs representing real animals such as rhinoceros, owl, deer, etc. 2) Mythological animal designs whose identities are not clear, including the prominent tao-tieh design. The tao-tieh is described in ancient texts as a headless, bodiless creature that tries to devour people. The document analyzes different variations of the tao-tieh design as well as other my
- Author
- Anonymous Daikon
- Language
- EN