Mirror with game board design and animals of the four directions 1st-2nd century China The diagrammatic decoration on the back of this mirror points to a new cosmology. The square worldaligned with the four cardinal directions and inscribed with the “twelve earthly branches” used to compute the calendaris surrounded by the circular heavens ringed in turn by the waves of the cosmic ocean. Sharing the heavenly realm with the animals of the four directions are T-, L-, and V-shaped markings that recall the same design on the liubo game board, suggesting that a game of chance also plays a part in the workings of the universe.. Mirror with game board design and animals of the four directions. China. 1st-2nd century. Bronze with black patina. Han dynasty (206 B.C.-A.D. 220). Mirrors

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Mirror with game board design and animals of the four directions 1st-2nd century China The diagrammatic decoration on the back of this mirror points to a new cosmology. The square worldaligned with the four cardinal directions and inscribed with the “twelve earthly branches” used to compute the calendaris surrounded by the circular heavens ringed in turn by the waves of the cosmic ocean. Sharing the heavenly realm with the animals of the four directions are T-, L-, and V-shaped markings that recall the same design on the liubo game board, suggesting that a game of chance also plays a part in the workings of the universe.. Mirror with game board design and animals of the four directions. China. 1st-2nd century. Bronze with black patina. Han dynasty (206 B.C.-A.D. 220). Mirrors

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