Eight Treasures
Encyclopedia
The Eight Treasures are popular symbols in Chinese art
.
While technically they may be any subset
of the much longer list of the Hundred Treasures, there is a combination that is most popular.
Chinese art
Chinese art is visual art that, whether ancient or modern, originated in or is practiced in China or by Chinese artists or performers. Early so-called "stone age art" dates back to 10,000 BC, mostly consisting of simple pottery and sculptures. This early period was followed by a series of art...
.
While technically they may be any subset
Subset
In mathematics, especially in set theory, a set A is a subset of a set B if A is "contained" inside B. A and B may coincide. The relationship of one set being a subset of another is called inclusion or sometimes containment...
of the much longer list of the Hundred Treasures, there is a combination that is most popular.
- the wish-granting pearl (baozhu 寳珠) or "flaming pearl"
- the double lozenges (fangsheng)
- the stone chime (qing)
- the pair of rhinoceros horns (xijiao)
- the double coins (shuangqian)
- the gold or silver ingot (ding)
- coral (shanhu)
- wish-granting scepter (ruyiRuyiRuyi is a curved decorative object that is a ceremonial sceptre in Chinese Buddhism or a talisman symbolizing power and good fortune in Chinese folklore. A traditional ruyi has a long S-shaped handle and a head fashioned like a fist, cloud, or lingzhi mushroom. Ruyi are constructed from diverse...
如意)