Ink tablet in the form of a turtle

China, 1st century

This charming Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE) ink stone, modeled in the form of a turtle, features the eight trigrams <I>ba gua</I> carved into the top of its removable shell. The eight trigrams are among the earliest… · description from the collection

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Artist: China ¹
Date: 1st century ¹
Medium: Earthenware with modeled and incised decor including the Eight Trigrams of the <I>I-Ching</I> (The Book of Changes) ¹
Original: 3,056 × 2,032 px ¹
License: Public domain (Minneapolis Institute of Art)
Credit: Minneapolis Institute of Art, The William Hood Dunwoody Fund

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