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Description: | See Stephan Feuchtwang, 1974, 'An Anthropological Analysis of Chinese Geomancy' Vientiane: Editions Vithagna. Part Two of the book, titled 'The indigenous model', explains the significance of the several rings and the symbols within them.
Rectangular lidded hinged compass box of varnished wood with small glass compass dial, luopan, and metal hand inside box. Black inscriptions inside forming a circular dial on inside of the lid. A broken pink string would have once attached the lid to the base from the inside. The outside of the lid is inscribed with Chinese characters and has an extenuated dial attached by a metal nail. The back of the base and the side of the box are also inscribed with Chinese characters. The lid is slightly damaged, and the glass of the compass is cracked.
caption: Bottom view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 1973.19
caption: Frontal view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 1973.19
caption: Side view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 1973.19
caption: Rear view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 1973.19
caption: Top view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 1973.19 | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | divination compasses wood varnish Geomancy metal glass pigment | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-54711 | Go to resource |
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