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Five Phases

Wood, fire, earth, metal and water: an introduction to the five phases as a traditional model of change.

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Detail of a Chinese ink landscape by Wang Hui, with a river, mountains and trees — Wang Hui · 1713 · Detail from a handscroll

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Artwork: Wang Hui, Landscape in the Style of Juran and Yan Wengui, 1713. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1979.458.2. Public domain; image shown in detail. Cultural introductions are for learning and reflection.