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Know nothing about the origin of celadon

Nothing got its name because it looked like a crouching tiger. It was a practical toilet at that time (chamber pot). The appearance of "Wu" is said to be related to Li Guang, a famous Western Han Dynasty. It is recorded in Miscellanies of Xijing that one day, Li Guang and his younger brother were hunting together and shot a crouching tiger, so they "cast copper as a device to show disgust". Although this may only be a legend, it shows that making chamber pot into the shape of a tiger reflects the ancient people's feelings of fear and disgust for tigers, and they also hope to get rid of them. Some people think that nothing is a wine vessel or a water vessel, not a chamber pot. However, judging from the cultural relics unearthed after liberation, none of them came from the male side of the male tomb or the husband and wife buried tomb, and they were all placed at the feet of the deceased or in a single place. It can also be explained that most of them are toilets. There is also a washer in the Han Dynasty stone relief in Yinan, Shandong Province. There is a servant sweeping the floor with a broom in his hand in the yard. Behind him is a big water tank and a tiger is lying on the ground. As can be seen from this gasket diagram, this kind of thing lying on the ground casually will definitely not be a wine vessel; Moreover, the empty shape and structure are not suitable for taking water. The author thinks that this flat-ass tiger is a toilet (chamber pot). The reason is that it can stand and is easy to use.