英文說明:Painted in red on this round, wooden piece is a Balashin or the Eight Diagrams in Chinese mythology. The characters tai chi in the middle are surrounded by the eight diagrams or the Balashin. In the outer circle are the names, Celestial Stems, and astrological phenomenon of each of the eight diagrams. Two human figures are painted in red within the diagram entitled kan (坎). This piece is well preserved.