Ink tablet in the form of a turtle, 1st century, 10 x 4 x 4 in. (25.4 x 10.16 x 10.16 cm), Earthenware with modeled and incised decor including the Eight Trigrams of the I-Ching (The Book of Changes), China, 1st century, This charming Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE) ink stone, modeled in the form of a turtle, features 'the eight trigrams' ba gua carved into the top of its removable shell. The eight trigrams are among the earliest and best-known images associated with Daoism. These visual symbols are the basis for the sixty-four hexagrams of the ancient divination text, the I-Qing
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4278 x 2845 px | 36.2 x 24.1 cm | 14.3 x 9.5 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
20 December 2022Photographer:
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