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A Chinese Hetaomu 'Bi Xie' Plaque, 19th Century browse these categories for related items... All Items: Chinese: Folk Art: Primitive Sculpture: Pre 1900: item #743450 Please refer to our stock #10159 when inquiring.
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A very rare double side carved walnut wood Bi Xie plaque. One side is Ba Gua and the other side is incantation. ‘Ba Gua’ (literally eight trigram). It is one of the ancient Chinese auguries. These trigrams symbols are used to represent all natural phenomena as described in the ancient Chinese text of divination, Yi Jing (the Book of Changes). Bi Xie in Chinese means to ward off evils. From Shangxi Province, North China. Length 1 1/2 x Width 1 1/2 (Length 4 x Width 4 cm) |
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