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altogether softer and weaker than the rubbing in the British Museum. The author
of the notes in this catalogue, Mr. F. S. Kwen, says that the marks of the Pah-Kwa
(rods used in divination) can be seen on the sides of the tortoise’s shell. In the rub-
bing, the marks on the shell are clearly astronomical: perhaps the signs of the
northern constellations. Black is the colour of the North, and the tortoise and snake
are called “The Black Warriors” and associated with the North. But the subject
remains rather mysterious. Snake and Tortoise seem to be represented in eternal
conflict like the Dragon and the Tiger, but I do not know, what symbolism this
conflict has in the Chinese mind.
of the notes in this catalogue, Mr. F. S. Kwen, says that the marks of the Pah-Kwa
(rods used in divination) can be seen on the sides of the tortoise’s shell. In the rub-
bing, the marks on the shell are clearly astronomical: perhaps the signs of the
northern constellations. Black is the colour of the North, and the tortoise and snake
are called “The Black Warriors” and associated with the North. But the subject
remains rather mysterious. Snake and Tortoise seem to be represented in eternal
conflict like the Dragon and the Tiger, but I do not know, what symbolism this
conflict has in the Chinese mind.