The mythical beast known for gluttony and depicted on ancient bronzes is the Taotie.
Taotie is an ancient Chinese creature whose name became associated with greed, voracious appetite, and gluttony. In classical accounts it is counted among the Four Perils, alongside Hundun, Qiongqi, and Taowu. Later traditions also describe it as a warning against uncontrolled desire.
The famous Taotie design appears especially on ritual bronze vessels called dings, produced during the Shang and Zhou periods. It is usually a frontal, bilaterally symmetrical mask with prominent eyes and little or no lower jaw. The image can look like a split animal face because its symmetry is central to the design.
A useful caution is that scholars debate whether every bronze mask should literally be called a Taotie. The term is securely connected with gluttony in early literature, but the exact meaning of the bronze motif remains disputed. Some interpretations see a supernatural creature; others connect it with ritual symbolism, ancestral power, masks, or even the technical process of bronze casting.