English: An earthenware goose pourer, painted with pigment designs, from the Chinese Western Han Dynasty (202 BC to 9 AD). Cernuschi Museum, Paris, France.
Français : Verseuse en forme d'oie. Terre cuite peinte. "Dans les tombes des Han de l'Ouest, ce type de verseuse en terre cuite et des lampes en métal avaient la forme d'une oie. L'usage de placer auprès du défunt ces objets symbolisant la longévité s'explique par les croyances de la société de l'époque, très préoccupée par les techniques censées permettre d'atteindre l'immortalité. L'oie sauvage s'envole en troupeaux à l'automne pour passer l'hiver au sud. Son retour régulier au printemps et son vol ordonné l'ont associé à l'idée de fiabilité et d'harmonie. Elle est désignée par le mot yan en chinois, homophone du verbe prolonger..." : notice du Musée Cernuschi, Paris, France. Référence : Gilles Béghin, "Le petit peuple des tombes", Paris Musées, 2010 ; p.34-35. ISBN978-2-7596-0135-6. Don de la fondation Elf, 1993.
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