Good Woman Takaku

Detail

Name of object: Female Good Owl  

Date: Late Shang Dynasty

Objects Specification: 46.3 cm high, 16.4 cm long mouth, 13.2 cm high, 13.4 cm high lid, weight 16 kg

Unearthed time: 1976

Unearthed place: Henan Yinxu Xiaotun Palace Jongmyo Ruins southwest side Fu Hao tomb

The time of the female good owl statue belongs to the second period of bronze wares in Yin Ruins, which is the earliest bird-shaped bronze statue found in China. It's shaped like a Standing Tall owl. The vivid shape of the owl, matched with the patterns of CICADA, double-headed Kui, Taotie and coiled snake, makes the ware more dignified and fierce, and contains the unique religious feelings and aesthetic concepts of the ancestors of the Yin and Shang dynasties, which are rare works of art.