PAINTING   POETRY    
  CIRCLE heaven   SEA universal transformation  
  SQUARE earth   FIELD unpredictable changes of human life  
  LANDSCAPE (mountain water)   SUN cosmic movement  
  EMPTINESS (WE WEI) "Though thirty spokes may form the wheel, it is the hole within the hub, which gives the wheel unity." Book of Tao Te Ching   MOON flow of time (day and night, days and months)  
  ASPECTS OF YIN woman, autumn. winter, moon, darkness, left, water   PEARLS human treasures, harmony in marriage or love, melodious sounds of music.  
  ASPECTS OF YAN man, spring, summer, sun, light, right,   JADES beautiful lady  
  WATER "Great good is said to be like water, sustaining life with no conscious striving, flowing naturally, providing nourishment, found even in places which desiring man rejects." Book of Tao Te Ching   TEARS tragic passion  
  LARGE EXPANSE OF STILL WATER OF SKY (WU WEI) outer passivity with inner activity   SMOKE vain passion  
  RUSHING WATERS OR STORMY SKY impermanence   HEARTt + AUTUMN sadness  
  MOUNTAINS Heavenly solidity (Yang)   HEART + CENTER loyalty  
  PEAK OF AN MOUNTAIN signifies a beginning, (called the nose because one breathes in new breath)   MAN + TREE rest  
  PANGODA spiritual rather than worldly wisdom   MAN + WOOD confidence, fidelity `
  CRANE Longevity or old age   SKY + EARTH universe  
  PLUM TREE Fortitude (plum tree blossoms in the winter) life cycle (associated with the return of spring)   DRUM + DANCE encourage  
  FERRY BOAT OR BRIDGE Transition in life   SPEAR + SHIELD contradiction  
  PINE TREE a scholar, and the dragon, which is associated with Heaven (the Yang Force)   GREEN PINE, STRAIGHT BAMBOO moral virtue, purity  
  BAMBOO gentle and graceful in good weather but strong in the face of adversity   RED DUST things of this world, vanity or glory  
        SPRING WIND success, satisfaction  
        WATER FLOWING EAST flight of time  
        WILD GOOSE FLYING WEST separation, regret