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Protective Talisman — Tibetan Astrological Chart
This distemper on cloth offers the powerful mix of astrology and good fortune. As an Astrological Chart, the heavens are revealed in a symbolic fashion, and as a Talisman, protection from misfortune garners its possessor. The primary image is a yellow tortoise lying on its back with the head atop and four limbs extended, each holding a stick with an impaled corpse. Central to the composition, the tortoise is illustrated with nine colored squares containing the Nine Magic numbers. The second ring, a black wheel against an orange background, displays the Eight Trigrams of Chinese origin. Around this, circles the 12 animal figures of the 60 Year Cycle; surrounded by the outer edge of the tortoise shell, which is engulfed by the flames of wisdom.
On either side of the painting, the symbols of the planets are used to represent the days of the week and the sun, moon, eye, hand, arrow, kila, sheaf; lastly the head of a bird. The Tibetan system of astrology evolved from the early Manjushri beliefs and the later Kalachakra Tantra system.
Period: 19th Century
Dimensions: 14 X 18 in. — 34 X 46 cm
Collection: TMS Catalog No.: EO299200
Appraiser: Martin Barnes Lorber
Estimated Value: $200 — $400
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