Fortune Teller
'Fortune Teller'
Yangjiabu, Shandong
30 x 46 cm
modern reprint of early 20th century image
People around the world have always put great stock in the power of the fortune-teller (or diviner), and this is no different in China. This image depicts a diviner sitting at his desk discussing fate with his clients. The remainder of the print is filled with the inauspicious pairings of the Chinese zodiac. The monkey, for example, is pulling the tail of the pig because the two are cosmic antagonists. What the diviner is trying to say is that someone who is born in the year of the pig should not marry someone who is born in the year of the monkey. Based on this chart, who would be your mismatch?
Rat: Born in 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008.
Ox: Born in 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009.
Tiger: Born in 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010.
Rabbit: Born in 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011.
Dragon: Born in 1916, 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000.
Snake: Born in 1917, 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001.
Horse: Born in 1918, 1930, 1942, 1954,1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014.
Goat: Born in 1919, 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015
Monkey: Born in 1920, 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016
Rooster: Born in 1921,1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017
Dog: Born in 1922, 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018
Pig: Born in 1923, 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019
copyright 2003
