Objekt 2
Chinese geomantic compass and calendar disc
Description
This Chinese compass is used to bring buildings into harmony with the universe in a practice known as geomancy or feng shui. Feng Shui has been practiced in China for thousands of years - traditionally to plan burial sites for ancestors - and is now known worldwide. Traditional Chinese medicine is based on ideas of balance and harmony, both within an individual and with their environment.
Object description
China, 19th c.
Wood, branded, in the center compass (pointer missing)
Deposit Emanuel George Sarasin-Grossmann, Basel
Inv. 1982.609.