File:Five cardinal directions, a pottery tile of the Han Dynasty, Cernuschi Museum, 2006-08-12.jpg
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DescriptionFive cardinal directions, a pottery tile of the Han Dynasty, Cernuschi Museum, 2006-08-12.jpg |
English: A pottery tile of the Han Dynasty, depicting hunting and battle scenes containing emblematic figures of the "five cardinal directions" (more precisely, the "five squares", 五方, i.e. the four cardinal directions - N S E W -, plus the center). The five sacred mountains of China were also associated with these "5 cardinal directions". Cernuschi Museum, Paris, France.
A description of this item can be found e.g. in Chinese Mythology by Anthony Christie.
Français : Stèle de terre cuite de la dynastie des Han, représentant des scènes de chasse et de bataille contenant des figures emblématiques des "cinq directions cardinales" (les "cinq places", 五方, c'est-à-dire les quatre directions cardinales - N S E W -, plus le centre). Les cinq montagnes sacrées de Chine ont également été associées à ces "5 directions cardinales". Vous pouvez trouver une description de cet objet, par exemple, dans Chinese Mythology par Anthony Christie, 1968 ? ISBN 0-600-00637-9. Musée Cernuschi, Paris, France. MC 2005-2 |
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