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Divination text, Dunhuang Mogao, China, c.978 (ink on paper)

Divination text, Dunhuang Mogao, China, c.978 (ink on paper)
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Divination text, Dunhuang Mogao, China, c.978 (ink on paper)
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Chinese School (10th century) / Chinese
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British Library, London, UK
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ink on paper
Date
c. 978 AD (C10th AD)
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Or.8210/S.612 V.1 Divination text (untitled, methods for knowing when to act or not according to the five principles, etc.) : An awareness of the production and conquest orders of the five phases ('wuxing') is central to the instructions here on how one may know when or when not to engage in certain activities, as well as anticipate the outcome of various events or encounters.

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10th century / 8th century / 9th century / astronomy / calligraphy / writing / celestial map / China / Asia / constellation / colour / manuscript / science

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