hexagram 49


	The Chinese Classic of Changes

home search sitemap blog daybook contact	HEXAGRAM 49: LEATHER Thinking about revolution. Leather is the fashion. No remorse. The Lines (base to top) Books bound in yellow leather Given as a sacrifice Dressed up with triple ribbons Captives have to pay the price The best is clad in tiger fur Some leopard fur, some leather Commentary Lake over fire. The normal order upset. The king's a fool, the fool is king -- the one on the bottom gets on top. "The superior man sets the calendar in order and makes the seasons clear" (Wilhelm/Baynes). . . ***** *****	[go back/cast again] about this text <- hexagram 48 hexagram 50 -> all entries *** Taoism and the Arts of China Chinese Jade
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The Lines (base to top)