A good discussion of the Tibetan use of Chinese divination can be found in
this article by Ronit Yoeli-Tlalim:
https://brill.com/display/book/9789004366183/B9789004366183-s032.xml
From what I understand, Sinitic influence on Tibetan culture was quite
limited, compared to Indic influence; divination was the notable exception.
The NYT interactive essay is indeed very well done. Thank you, Prof. Clark
for recommending it. (Here's a link:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/04/14/arts/design/tres-riches-heures-calendar.html
)
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Has anyone seen the beautiful essay in today’s NYTimes on the Book of
hours and calendars?
The illustrations (which are legitimately gorgeous) include a South Asian
calendar with the trigrams embedded in the central motif.
Can anyone explain what they are doing there? It’s the only Sinitic motif
in the piece, the rest is in Sanskrit with decidedly South Asian motifs.
Hugh Clark
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It sure looks Tibetan to me. Why would a Sinitic element be surprising?
Joseph Adler
On 4/15/2023 10:20 AM, Clark, Hugh wrote:
Has anyone seen the beautiful essay in today’s NYTimes on the Book of
hours and calendars?
The illustrations (which are legitimately gorgeous) include a South
Asian calendar with the trigrams embedded in the central motif.
Can anyone explain what they are doing there? It’s the only Sinitic
motif in the piece, the rest is in Sanskrit with decidedly South Asian
motifs.
Hugh Clark
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Dear all,
It is a Tibetan astrological chart and this particular piece is in the
collection of Rubin Museum of Art, New York.
https://rubinmuseum.org/collection/artwork/astrological-chart
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It sure looks Tibetan to me. Why would a Sinitic element be surprising?
Joseph Adler
On 4/15/2023 10:20 AM, Clark, Hugh wrote:
Has anyone seen the beautiful essay in today’s NYTimes on the Book of
hours and calendars?
The illustrations (which are legitimately gorgeous) include a South
Asian calendar with the trigrams embedded in the central motif.
Can anyone explain what they are doing there? It’s the only Sinitic
motif in the piece, the rest is in Sanskrit with decidedly South Asian
motifs.
Hugh Clark
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