Signs & Symbols - line art China The pheasant symbolizes beauty and good luck.

Signs & Symbols - line art Prominent ribs on this image from China, symbolize the spirits of the dead.

Signs & Symbols - line art Pictographs of the Shang Dynasty, China. The earliest recorded Chinese dynasty (1760-1520 BC)

Signs & Symbols - line art Pictographs of the Shang Dynasty, China. The earliest recorded Chinese dynasty (1760-1520 BC)

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Signs & Symbols - line art China In China the dragon has the positive attributes of spirituality and is a link with heaven. The Chinese Emperors took this legendary creature as their personal emblem.

Signs & Symbols - line art Islam 16th Century velvet cloth decorated with star-shaped flowers. 17th century Turkey. Islam is both a culture and a religion with a rich tradition of artistic expression in literature, the visual arts engineering and archit

Signs & Symbols - line art China The phoenix is the emblem of femininity and the peony represents wealth and position. The phoenix is the legendary bird that rises from the ashes and symbolizes rebirth.

Signs & Symbols - line art China Neolithic Chinese squatting figure from about 1500 BC. The Neolithic Age can be defined as that time in which humans moved from food hunting/gathering to food producing.

Signs & Symbols - line art China Flowers of happiness