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Description: | See Stephan Feuchtwang (1974) An Anthropological Analysis of Chinese Geomancy Vientiane: Editions Vithagna. Part Two 'The indigenous model' explains the significance of the several rings and the symbols in them.
Varnished wooden disc with a glass covered magnetic compass in the centre forming a divining compass, luopan, for fengshui. Chinese inscription in black ink on the underside indicates the maker is Wang Yang-xi from Xiuning county, Anhui, Xin-an, province.
caption: Frontal view of whole of Horniman Museum object no nn6404
caption: Rear view of whole of Horniman Museum object no nn6404 | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | divination compasses wood Geomancy metal glass | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-4153 | Go to resource |
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