Sunday, September 14, 2008

Eight Treasures

The Eight Treasures are popular symbols in Chinese art.

While technically they may be any subset of the much longer list of the Hundred Treasures, there is a combination that is most popular.

# the wish-granting pearl or "flaming pearl"
# the double lozenges
# the stone chime
# the pair of
# the double coins
# the gold or silver ingot
# coral
# wish-granting scepter

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