The exaggerated, stylized faces of men or animals, appearing as totemic designs on buildings and artifacts, are seen as protectors, the incarnations of ancestors, and symbols of blessing and luck, linked to the human world by mysterious, indissoluble bonds.
A lion's head inside the Eight Diagrams and a statue of Matsu are realistic and unexaggerated but similarly totemic in function.
The Eight Diagrams protect the home from evil; the lion's fierce features repel intruders; while Matsu's serene, refined expression soothes the souls of those who go down to the sea in ships.
Adding color to some pebbles in a garden a clever landscaper creates a happy smile.
An abandoned caboose reveals the markings of time.
And three holes arbitrarily arranged on wooden disks compose a medley of human expressions.
Misty water droplets on a windowpane touch a smile with playfulness.
But a sad look in a mirror will hardly come back as a smile.
A veiled face
with a mask in reserve.
If you've got the knack, it's not hard to get by; what's difficult is facing the face behind.
The exaggerated, stylized faces of men or animals, appearing as totemic designs on buildings and artifacts, are seen as protectors, the incarnations of ancestors, and symbols of blessing and luck, linked to the human world by mysterious, indissoluble bonds.
The exaggerated, stylized faces of men or animals, appearing as totemic designs on buildings and artifacts, are seen as protectors, the incarnations of ancestors, and symbols of blessing and luck, linked to the human world by mysterious, indissoluble bonds.
The Eight Diagrams protect the home from evil; the lion's fierce features repel intruders; while Matsu's serene, refined expression soothes the souls of those who go down to the sea in ships.
A lion's head inside the Eight Diagrams and a statue of Matsu are realistic and unexaggerated but similarly totemic in function.
Adding color to some pebbles in a garden a clever landscaper creates a happy smile.
An abandoned caboose reveals the markings of time.
And three holes arbitrarily arranged on wooden disks compose a medley of human expressions.
Misty water droplets on a windowpane touch a smile with playfulness.
But a sad look in a mirror will hardly come back as a smile.
A veiled face with a mask in reserve. If you've got the knack, it's not hard to get by; what's difficult is facing the face behind.
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