Yin and Yang
The idea of opposite forces complementing each other is at the core of many belief systems. The Ancient Chinese concept of yin & yang is often represented by black & white 'taijitu', but also by broken and solid lines sometimes combined into trigrams. Curated by PAGODE partners
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Three televisions fly in the air. One television has devil horns and sharp teeth, the other has wings and halo, and the third has a yin and yang sign on the screen. During the hovering television, various arms and legs are seen.
Rijkversierde bel met trigramen, en twee draken die de zon aanbidden. Elk trigram bestaat uit een combinatie van drie horizontale, boven elkaar geplaatste lijnen. De lijnen kunnen Yin of Yang zijn. Een ononderbroken lijn is een (mannelijke) Yang-lijn; een…
OM-1989-0115; Korea collections - Joseon; Coated in clear glaze, this white porcelain stamp has a wide, round surface carved with a taegeuk ("yin-yang") motif and geometric decoration and has a hollow handle. The taegeuk symbol is at the centre …
One of a set of 30 Chinese playing cards, consisting of narrow rectangular strips of thin card printed with various devices in red and black. This card is the first in the 'Ben' ('coins') suit. There is an inscription at the top of the car…
Wooden fan from Korea, with a long wooden handle and a leaf made from a single, rounded piece of wood. The handle is dark brown and has a metal loop on one side. The leaf is decorated with red and black pigments, including a yin and yang symbol.
See Stephan Feuchtwang (1974) 'An Anthropological Analysis of Chinese Geomancy' Vientiane: Editions Vithagna. Part Two 'The indigenous model' explains the significance of the several rings and the symbols in them. Diviner's compass, &#…
Part of a hair ornament made of brass, in the shape of an eight trigram or ba gua design with a ying-yang symbol at the centre, painted with blue and turquoise enamel.
Or Tibetan 114 (cropped). Chart indicating good and bad bloodletting days and when to guard against demons. Detail: The chart contains a sme ba (9 figures symbolising the elements in geomancy) in the centre with the Chinese pa-kua (8 trigrams) surrounded …
Sidenemblem with a five-membered dragon facing a red base. Cloud formations. Overview in the middle a round sun in front of a swastika. In the sun an unusual unshaped yin-yang motif. The dragon makes with its upper claws about clouds and with its lower cl…
Història de l'objecte: Tipus de segell d'avís de devolució de l'imperi xinès tardà, emès durant el període de govern de la dinastia Qing (1644-1911).; Material/Tècnica: paper / impressió (dentat)
K-15178; China
OM-1964-0133; Chow, E.t., & Drake, F.s., "Yong-lo and Hsüan-te, A study on blue-and-white porcelain. Part one - Pilgrim bottles", Journal of Oriental Studies, vol. 4, 1957-58, p. 108. Feng Xianming, "Yongle and Xuande Blue-and-White Por…
Lettering: Inscription in Chinese script gives Li Chunfeng's name. Lettering includes artist's (?) stamp.
Illustration titled 'Peace through anarchy' depicts the balance of inflammation in blood vessels. Three states; anarchy (Circle-A symbol; left), balance (yin-yang; centre) and peace (CND symbol; right) are shown, each essential for the health and …
Framed painting with head and claws of a tiger above and the eight trigrams, ba gua, surrounding a yin yang symbol formed of two fish, one green and one red, below. The character on the left means 'kind', that on the right means 'one'. The…
Pendant, possibly for temples, entirely of glass beads on metal wire. At the top a flower of black pearls, ev lotus flower. In the middle of a circular plate with yin and yang and at the bottom another plate with ornaments. Between these plates hang rows …
This board is known as a joss-board and is hung on doors to prevent the entry of devils and evils spirits. One of the more ancient aspects of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) was the belief that spirits, ancestors and demons interfere with the body and …
Afbeelding in repoussé koper, met de voorstelling van 2 grof uitgevoerde gekruiste vajra's en het Yin-Yang symbool.
Blue batiked cloth depicting two pairs of warriors with swords. This batiked cloth comes from the batik factory Soeilim in Paalmera, now the Palmerah district of Jakarta. Here were many batik shops, mainly Chinese. \In the middle of the cloth is the yin a…
Case of brick-red silk with longitudinal opening in the middle of the back. In the short sides a patterned party as well as a round button with embroidered yin and yang characters.; Very worn and pale, a little wrinkled. The buttons are sitting loose. Spo…
Suit of silk with silk embroidery. It was reportedly to be of imperial origin, which in this case should be made clear that it was worked for one of the ladies of the court. The bottom fabric is joined by different colored silk pieces: dark violet, bright…
Japan; Vanadis - 09 Japan; On one side woodcuts with theatre scene, kneeling woman, standing man. On the back i.a. yin-yang in red.; …