Tortoise and Snake (symbol of the North)
Tortoise and Snake (symbol of the North). Rubbing from Chinese stone engraving from the period between the Han and Tang Dynasties (1st-8th centuries). Traditionally the Chinese have cut the holy writings of their philosophers and the lines of their poets in stone to preserve them for posterity, having copied them from the original artwork
Picture No
13127660
Media ID
45374349
Size
3346px x 5315px
(10.7MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Peter & Dawn Cope Collection
Source
Chinese stone engraving, ascribed to Wu Tao-tze, early rubbing in black and red
