大英博物館のインスタグラム(britishmuseum) - 4月15日 15時15分

We’re featuring some of the beautifully-decorated tiles in the collection.
These ceramic tiles from the 15th–16th century once decorated the roof ridges of small buildings in a temple complex in northern China. They were originally arranged into two long rows – one consisting of the yellow dragons and one of the blue. Each frieze today is made up of five tiles, moulded with three-clawed dragons entwined with flower scrolls, including the lotus and the peony. Dragons are associated with good fortune and with rain and water, so these images offered symbolic protection against fire. The colours and designs also reflect Chinese beliefs in the complementary powers of yin and yang, embracing opposing qualities. The sunny yellow, or yang, dragons were placed on a roof ridge facing south and the watery blue, or yin, dragons faced north.
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