The I King; The first Canonical Book of the first Order [text on verso]
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European interpretations of early Chinese texts.
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Description
“This work is a mere Riddle, it consisting only of some Lines; that according to the variety of their Situation and Dispositions, form Figures which, by their different Combinations, signify different things.” – Text.
This unusual printed leaf comes from an unknown 18th-century English publication. The text describes the I Ching, or Book of Changes, an ancient Chinese divination text and a foundational work of Chinese philosophy.
A diagram outlines further, as the first two principles of Yin and Yang divide into eight figures that correlate to points of the compass. These make sixty-four possible outcomes, the results of which are divined through the pattern of tossed coins or stalks of grass.
Map Details
Publication Date: c. 1780?
Author: Anonymous
Sheet Width (in): 9.5
Sheet Height (in): 15.1
Condition: B+
Condition Description: Double sided sheet of English text with a ragged left binding edge and moderate toning and wear along the fore-edge. A bit of wrinkling throughout and some soiling affecting the text above the diagram. With modern hand colored highlights.
Original price was: $110.00.$95.00Current price is: $95.00.
1 in stock