Sold for:
$100
$100
Chinese Geomancer's Compass, 19th century, with painted symbols and inset 1-inch dia. compass well, lg. 4 in., (missing back panel). Note: The Chinese geomantic system (feng shui) believes in the good and evil influences of natural surroundings. Geomancy, using wooden compasses such as this one, is the art of orienting buildings so that the forces of yin and yang are balanced, and the chances of illness reduced.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2008-08-23
