Ancient artifacts and utensils unearthed within China today are often richly decorated with tiger motifs, and tiger images are very easy to find among the many articles of Shang and Chou dynasty bronzeware which have found their way overseas. The Western Chou bronze tiger tsun (drinking cup) in the collection of America's Freer Art Gallery is one example.
今天在中國境內出土的上古文物、器皿，老虎造型非常豐富，許多流落他國的商周青銅器中，虎的形象更是信手拈來，藏在美國佛利爾美術館的西周青銅虎尊就是其中之一。