Guishan City Tian Shou Xiao Wa

Guishan City Tian Shou Xiao Wa

The Kameyama Castle Tensho Showa is a tiger tile placed on the roof of the Kameyama Castle Tensho in Tanba from the late Edo period to the early Meiji period in 1852. The author and era can be seen from the belly of the beast head tile. It is said that the dragon gave birth to nine sons, and one of them was called Chi Kiss, also called the tail of the owl and the mouth of the owl, which moistened his throat and was thick and easy to swallow, so he became a swallow roof figures at both ends of the temple ridge and took it to fight the fire. After being introduced to Japan, it was called "chuo", which is roughly a whale like sea beast that seems fierce and capable of eating people.
Ceramic Tile at the Top of the White Tower at Zhakou during the Song Dynasty

Ceramic Tile at the Top of the White Tower at Zhakou during the Song Dynasty

The Zhakou White Pagoda is entirely carved and built with white stone, and is a carved tower in the style of a wooden tower. At the bottom of the tower is the pedestal, carved with patterns such as mountain peaks and waves, symbolizing the "Nine Mountains and Eight Seas", with a Sumeru pedestal standing on top. The waist of the tower seat is engraved with Buddhist scriptures, and the tower body is decorated with reliefs of Buddha, Bodhisattva, and stories of sutras, with vivid character images. The Zhakou White Pagoda is a typical example of a wooden tower architecture from the late Northern Song Dynasty, and therefore has high research value.