Wednesday, October 06, 2004

Eight Immortals Eight Immortals by Pinn The eight immortals, or Pa Hsien in Chinese are a group of legendary beings based on historical characters in Taoism. These beings at different periods and for various reasons, each attained immortality. Each one of the immortals represents a different condition in life, poverty, wealth, aristocracy. age, youth,masculinity and femininity. Artistic representations of each are usually recongnizedable by identifying their respective attributes. Stories of the Eight Immortals were popularized in Chinese art forms, folklore, drama, novels woodblock prints and porcelain. In China the number eight is highly esteemed. Eight means "prosperity" which makes this auspicious number play a large part in many Chinese folk traditions. 12:06:10 AM    comment [] Eight Immortals at 70 hours Eight Immortals by Pinn This is a great pattern to work on. I am doing this on 25 count Lugana over one thread. The detail is beautiful. I have 70 hrs into this project. 12:02:33 AM    comment []

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