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Black Turtle-Snake
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The Black Turtle-Snake is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations. It is usually depicted as a tortoise or turtle, intertwined with a snake.
The Black Turtle-Snake depicted on a Chinese tile
The Black Turtle-Snake depicted on a Chinese tile
A copper Black Turtle-Snake from the Yongle era of the Ming dynasty (early 15th century)
A copper Black Turtle-Snake from the Yongle era of the Ming dynasty (early 15th century)
Black Tortoise with Snake. Southern Dynasties Brick Relief 11.
Black Tortoise with Snake. Southern Dynasties Brick Relief 11.
Xuanwu subduing the tortoise. Wudang Palace, Yangzhou.
Xuanwu subduing the tortoise. Wudang Palace, Yangzhou.
Four Symbols
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The Four Symbols are mythological creatures appearing among the Chinese constellations along the ecliptic, and viewed as the guardians of the four cardinal directions. These four creatures are also re
Black Turtle-Snake
…The Black Turtle-Snake (Chinese: 玄武; pinyin: Xuánwǔ) is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations. It is usually depicted as a tortoise or turtle, intertwined with a snake. According to Eastern Han philologist Xu Shen…
Bronze mirror with cosmological decoration from the Belitung shipwreck, including Bagua and the Four Auspicious Beasts
Bronze mirror with cosmological decoration from the Belitung shipwreck, including Bagua and the Four Auspicious Beasts
A Han-dynasty pottery tile emblematically representing the five cardinal directions
A Han-dynasty pottery tile emblematically representing the five cardinal directions