Eight Treasures
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The Eight Treasures (Chinese: 八宝; pinyin: Bābǎo) 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.[1]
- the wish-granting pearl (baozhu 寳珠) or "flaming pearl"
- the double lozenges (fangsheng)
- the stone chime (qing)
- the pair of rhinoceros horns (xijiao)
- the double coins (shuangqian)
- the gold or silver ingot (ding)
- coral (shanhu)
- wish-granting scepter (ruyi 如意)
[edit] References
- ^ Terese Tse Bartholomew. Hidden Meanings in Chinese Art Hong Kong: Asian Art Museum-Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture. 2006 ISBN 0-939117-36-3
