I need help identifying the symbols of this image (source):
Google claims these are "traditional oriental Korean symmetrical zen symbols in black symbolizing longevity," but I would like a description of each symbol.
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Google claims these are "traditional oriental Korean symmetrical zen symbols in black symbolizing longevity," but I would like a description of each symbol.
Known to me:
陰陽 - Yin and yang, a Chinese philosophical concept that describes opposite but interconnected forces. The symbol is a diagram of taijitu (太極圖). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yin_and_yang https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taijitu
福 - felicity, luck, good fortune.
祿 - wealth and prosperity.
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壽 - life (length), also longevity.