Oracles

Oracle bones are pieces of bone (animal shoulder Blades or turtle plastron (underside) bearing the answers to divination chiefly during the late Shang Dynasty. They were heated and cracked, then typically inscribed using a bronze pin in what is known as oracle bone script. The oracle bones are the earliest known significant corpus of ancient Chinese writing? These records confirmed the existence of the Sh?ng dynasty, which some scholars, until then, doubted..

My visit to the Chinese Writing Museum in Anyang, Henan Province in China had a major influence. My interest in calligraphy, belief systems and rituals seemed to be wrapped up in a parcel in this one place. My paper Oracles are a response to that experience.

Size Framed: 420H x 370Wmm
Medium: Chinese Ink on Handmade Paper
Price: $350.00 each