Sujet
Mortuary Figures of the Zodiac Signs, 500s. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Mortuary Figures of the Zodiac Signs, 500s. The twelve-animal zodiac series?rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, and boar?signifies a traditional Chinese concept of time structured in a cyclical order. The twelve animals are also linked to the art of fortunetelling that underlies human existence in connection with the changes of the universe. The use of the twelve zodiac animals as tomb furniture suggests they provided a cosmological structure for the afterlife.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19F94_350
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Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
35,8Mo (2,0Mo) / 45,4cm x 19,7cm / 5365 x 2331 (300dpi)