The religious system of China, its ancient forms, evolution, history and present aspect, manners, custom and social institutions connected therewith (1892)
Groot, J. J. M. de (Jan Jakob Maria), 1854-1921 · Leyden : E. J. Brill · leaf 374
-shaped wooden block of abouttwo inches high, one plane surfaceof which stands upward. The giltrepresents the brilliant light of theUniverse, and the rounded side, whichis set with beads of glass, representsthe starry sky; the plane surface iscarved with the T^ai Kih and theeight k w a. And a metal… … 3 ^fp. 1368 THE PRIESTHOOD 01* ANIMISM. mirror represents the sun. In many cases it rests on a metal representation of a cloud (see Fig. 23). Since nothing, except traditional custom, dominates the shape andFig. 23. decoration of the sacerdotal wear, it presents variationswhich may even be…
