China: A Han-dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE) pottery tile emblematically representing the five cardinal directions, Musee Cernuschi, Paris

A pottery tile of the Han Dynasty, depicting hunting and battle scenes containing emblematic figures of the 'five cardinal directions' (more precisely, the four cardinal directions plus the centre). The five sacred mountains of China are also associated with these 'five cardinal directions'.

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Photographer:

Guillaume Jacquet

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Pictures From History