Eight treasures

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A Chinese amulet with eight treasures

The eight treasures , also eight treasures , (Chinese: 八宝, pinyin : bābǎo ), are common symbols in Chinese art .

While they can be formed purely formally from any combination of the so-called "Hundred Treasures", there is a preferred combination:

  1. The wish pearl ( bǎozhū寳珠)
  2. The double diamond ( fāngshèng方 勝)
  3. The stone carillon ( qìng磬)
  4. The rhinoceros horns ( xījiǎo犀角)
  5. The double coins ( shuāngqián雙 錢)
  6. The gold or silver bar ( dìng錠)
  7. The coral ( shānhú珊瑚)
  8. The wish-fulfilling scepter ( rúyì如意)

A dish in so-called Chinese restaurants is also called "Eight Treasures" or "Eight Treasures".

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Terese Tse Bartholomew: Hidden Meanings in Chinese Art Hong Kong: Asian Art Museum / Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture, San Francisco 2006, ISBN 0-939117-36-3