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The Eight Treasures (Chinese: 八寶; 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]

  1. the wish-granting pearl (寳珠, "bǎozhū) or "flaming pearl"
  2. the double lozenges (方勝, "fāngshèng")
  3. the stone chime (磬, "qìng")
  4. the pair of rhinoceros horns (犀角, "xījiǎo)
  5. the double coins (雙錢, shuāngqián)
  6. the gold or silver ingot (錠, dìng)
  7. coral (珊瑚, shānhú)
  8. wish-granting scepter (如意, rúyì )

References

  1. ^ 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
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