http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/109610/ink-tablet-in-the-form-of-a-turtle-gallery-label-current ArtsConnectEd.org Art Collector Set: Ink tablet in the form of a turtle: Gallery Label - Current http://www.artsconnected.org/images/favicon.png http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/109610/ink-tablet-in-the-form-of-a-turtle-gallery-label-current 16 16 http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/109610/ink-tablet-in-the-form-of-a-turtle-gallery-label-current Fri, 01 Jun 2001 00:00:00 -0400 <table cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Title</td> <td><h3>Ink tablet in the form of a turtle: Gallery Label - Current</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Author</td> <td><h3>Minneapolis Institute of Arts</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Date</td> <td><h3>2001-06-18</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label" style="padding-right:7px;">Institution</td> <td>Minneapolis Institute of Arts</td> </tr> </table><br/>This charming Han dynasty (206 b.c.- 220 a.d.) ink stone, modeled in the form of a turtle, features "the eight trigrams" <i>pa-kua</i> carved into the top of its removable shell. The eight trigrams are among the earliest and best-known images associated with Taoism. These visual symbols are the basis for the sixty-four hexagrams of the ancient divination text, the <i>I-Ching</i> or <i>The Book of Changes</i> which was formulated during Western Chou (1050-772 b.c.). In addition to divination, the eight trigrams played a vital role in Taoist alchemical practices and helped explain the cosmological principles of transformation. The eight trigrams and their symbolism are one of several Bronze Age traditions that coalesced during Han to form the basis of religious Taoism. http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/109610/ink-tablet-in-the-form-of-a-turtle-gallery-label-current This charming Han dynasty (206 b.c.- 220 a.d.) ink stone, modeled in the form of a turtle, features "the eight trigrams" pa-kua carved into the top of its removable shell. The eight trigrams are among the earliest and best-known images associated with Taoism. These visual symbols are the basis for the sixty-four hexagrams of the ancient divination text, the I-Ching or The Book of Changes which was formulated during Western Chou (1050-772 b.c.). In addition to divination, the eight trigrams played a vital role in Taoist alchemical practices and helped explain the cosmological principles of transformation. The eight trigrams and their symbolism are one of several Bronze Age traditions that coalesced during Han to form the basis of religious Taoism." type="image/jpeg" />This charming Han dynasty (206 b.c.- 220 a.d.) ink stone, modeled in the form of a turtle, features "the eight trigrams" pa-kua carved into the top of its removable shell. The eight trigrams are among the earliest and best-known images associated with Taoism. These visual symbols are the basis for the sixty-four hexagrams of the ancient divination text, the I-Ching or The Book of Changes which was formulated during Western Chou (1050-772 b.c.). In addition to divination, the eight trigrams played a vital role in Taoist alchemical practices and helped explain the cosmological principles of transformation. The eight trigrams and their symbolism are one of several Bronze Age traditions that coalesced during Han to form the basis of religious Taoism." type="image/jpeg" />Copyright Minneapolis Institute of ArtsMinneapolis Institute of Arts