Ink tablet in the form of a turtle http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/1015/ink-tablet-in-the-form-of-a-turtle ArtsConnectEd.org Art Collector Set: Ink tablet in the form of a turtle Ink tablet in the form of a turtle http://www.artsconnected.org/images/favicon.png http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/1015/ink-tablet-in-the-form-of-a-turtle 16 16 Ink tablet in the form of a turtle http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/1015/ink-tablet-in-the-form-of-a-turtle http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/1015/ink-tablet-in-the-form-of-a-turtle Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects, Ceramic Artist Unknown (China) 1 1 Asia, China Earthenware with modeled and incised decor including the Eight Trigrams of the &lt;I>I-Ching&lt;I> (The Book of Changes) Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:57:01 -0500 <table cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Title</td> <td><h3 property="dcterms:title cdwalite:title">Ink tablet in the form of a turtle</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Artist</td> <td><h3><a property="dcterms:creator cdwalite:displayCreator" href="http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/list/breadcrumb/true/f_workDisplayCreator/Artist+Unknown+%28China%29">Artist Unknown (China)</a></h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Date</td> <td><h3 property="dcterms:created dc:date cdwalite:displayCreationDate cdwalite:earliestDate vra:date" content="1">1st century</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label" style="padding-right:7px;">Institution</td> <td><a href="http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/list/breadcrumb/true/f_InstitutionTitle/Minneapolis+Institute+of+Arts">Minneapolis Institute of Arts</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Location</td> <td> On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, <a href="http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/list/breadcrumb/true/query/location%3A%22G201%22">G201</a> </td> </tr> </table><br/>ink tablet, form of tortoise with cover, standing on its four feet; cover decorated with incised designs of scales with the Pa Kwa; inscribed with the eight trigrams of the 'Yi-Ching' (The Book of Changes), representing the various forms of change, principles or laws of the universe http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/1015/ink-tablet-in-the-form-of-a-turtle Artist Unknown (China)