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The Origin of the Relationship between Five Colors and the Directions in the Yin-Yang Five Elements Theory: The Importance of Allusion

  In Chinese astrology, there were four or five god-beasts (the Blue Dragon, the Vermilion Bird, the White Tiger, the Black Turtle, and the Yellow Dragon). These god-beasts were thought to have gained their colors after descending to earth from the heavens. The symbolism of their hues inspired people, a kind of allusion seen in Chinese and Japanese culture, as well as Eastern culture generally. The order of the colors represents the changing colors of the travelling sun and its effect on the world. The five colors of the Yin- Yang Five Elements Theory represent the five basic colors in Chinese and Japanese, and are important as they reflect cultural meanings that remain even today. The Yin-Yang Five Elements Theory relates to feng shui, also rooted in color and direction. The perspective in both focuses on relationships and transitions, making them somewhat different from the classical Four Elements Theory in the West. As with many things in Japan and China the directions, colors, and relationships are part of a rich set of symbolism and allusion. Dry landscape gardens (karesansui) and Buddhist vegetarian food (shojin-ryori) also exemplify this manner of thinking.

Yin-Yang Five Elements Theory Chinese and Japanese culture allusion

Kohji Yoshimura Yuko Yamada Stephen Shrader

Kansai Gaidai University, 16-1 Nakamiya-Higashino-cho Hirakata City, Osaka, Japan Color Instructor Kansai Gaidai University

国际会议

The 3rd Conference of Asia Color Association(ACA2016 China)第三届亚洲颜色学术会议

江苏 常熟

英文

169-172

2016-05-21(万方平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)