Images of Change: Paintings on the I Ching

153 Pages·1976·13.881 MB·English

by  Terry Miller, Hale Thatcher

IMAGES OF CHANGE
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IMAGES
OF
CHANGE
Paintings on
the I Ching
by TERRY MILLER
Edited with commentaries
by HALE THATCHER
E. P. DUTTON & CO., INC.
NEW YORK
The editor and the publishers gratefully acknowledge Princeton University Press for permis
sion to use the quotations from the I Ching or Book of Changes, the Richard Wilhelm
translation rendered into English by Cary F. Baynes (Bollingen Series XIX, 3rd. edition,
Princeton, 1967).
The accompanying text for each painting has been drawn from its corresponding hexagram.
Reprinted by permission of Princeton University Press and Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd.,
London.
First published, 1976, in the United States by E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc. I All rights reserved
under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. I No part of this book may
be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, includ
ing photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system now known or to
be invented, without permission in writing from the publishers, except by a reviewer who
wishes to quote brief passages in connection with a review written for inclusion in a mag
azine, newspaper, or broadcast. I Published simultaneously in Canada by Clarke, Irwin &
Company Limited, Toronto and Vancouver. I Printed and bound by Dai Nippon Printing Co.,
Ltd., Tokyo, Japan. I Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 75-10079 I ISBN 0-525-
13182-5. First Edition
Designed by The Etheredges
For Allan Anderson, teacher of religions
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The editor wishes to thank the guardian of the Terry Miller collection, Michael
Underhill, who has helped in many ways and has allowed the paintings to be
photographed for this book.
Special acknowledgment must go to the teacher of the I Ching, Law Yip Sun,
in Hong Kong, who did the calligraphy in "orchid leaf" brush style.
Random House, Inc., has given permission to use the quotation from Laotse,
drawn from The Wisdom of Laotse, translated by Lin Yutang (New York:
Modern Library no. 262, 1948, p. 140).
The author would like to further express his thankfulness to the painter Jim
Bertram, to Michael Fagan, Demetre Lagios, Cindy Rodugas, H. M. Krohnen,
Esg., Henry Poirot, who made it happen, Paul Snyder for photography, and in
particular to Judi Yabumoto for her time and assistance in preparing manu
scripts.
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CONTENTS
PREFACE ix
INTRODUCTION x
PART I
1. Ch'ien THE CREATIVE 2
2. K'un THE RECEPTIVE 4
3. Chun DIFFICULTY AT THE BEGINNING 6
4. Meng YOUTHFUL FOLLY 8
5. Hsii WAITING (NOURISHMENT) 10
6. Sung CONFLICT 12
7. Shih THE ARMY 14
8. Pi HOLDING TOGETHER [UNION] 16
9. Hsiao Ch'u THE TAMING POWER OF THE SMALL 18
10. Lil TREADING [CONDUCT] 20
11. T'ai PEACE 22
12. P'i ST ANDS TILL [STAGNATION] 24
13. T'ung Jen FELLOWSHIP WITH MEN 26
14. Ta Yu POSSESSION IN GREAT MEASURE 28
15. Ch'ien MODESTY 30
16. Yii ENTHUSIASM 32
17. Sui FOLLOWING 34
18. Ku WORK ON WHAT HAS BEEN SPOILED
[DECAY] 36
19. Lin APPROACH 38
20. Kuan CONTEMPLATION (VIEW) 40
21. Shih Ho BITING THROUGH 42
22. Pi GRACE 44
23. Po SPLITTING APART 46
24. Fu RETURN (THE TURNING POINT) 48
25. Wu Wang INNOCENCE (THE UNEXPECTED) 50
26. Ta Ch'u THE TAMING POWER OF THE CREA T 52
27. I THE CORNERS OF THE MOUTH
(PROVIDING NOURISHMENT) 54
28. Ta Kuo PREPONDERANCE OF THE CREA T 56
29. K'an THE ABYSMAL (WATER) 58
30. Li THE CLINGING (FIRE) 60
PART II
31. Hsien INFLUENCE (WOOING) 64
32. Heng DURATION 66
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33. Tun RETREAT 68
34. Ta Chuang THE POWER OF THE GREAT 70
35. Chin PROGRESS 72
36. Ming I DARKENING OF THE LIGHT 74
37. Chia Jen THE FAMILY [THE CLAN] 76
38. K'uei OPPOSITION 78
39. Chien OBSTRUCTION 80
40. Hsieh DELIVERANCE 82
41. Sun DECREASE 84
42. I INCREASE 86
43. Kuai BREAK-THROUGH (RESOLUTENESS) 88
44. Kou COMING TO MEET 90
45. Ts'ui [MASSING] 92
46. Sheng PUSHING UPWARD 94
47. K'un OPPRESSION (EXHAUSTION) 96
48. Ching THE WELL 98
49. Ko REVOLUTION (MOL TING) 100
50. Ting THE CALDRON 102
51. Chen THE AROUSING (SHOCK, THUNDER) 104
52. Ken KEEPING STILL (MOUNTAIN) 106
53. Chien DEVELOPMENT (GRADUAL PROGRESS) 108
54. Kuei Mei THE MARRYING MAIDEN 110
55. Feng ABUNDANCE [FULLNESS] 112
56. Lii THE WANDERER 114
57. Sun THE GENTLE (THE PENETRATING, WIND) 116
58. Tui THE JOYOUS (LAKE) 118
59. Huan DISPERSION [DISSOLUTION] 120
60. Chieh LIMITATION 122
61. Chung Fu INNER TRUTH 124
62. Hsiao Kuo PREPONDERANCE OF THE SMALL 126
63. Chi Chi AFTER COMPLETION 128
64. Wei Chi BEFORE COMPLETION 130
APPENDICES
THE SIXTY-FIFTH PAINTING 134
NOTES 136
BIOGRAPHIES 137
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PREFACE
The artist, Terry Miller, based his works on the Wilhelm/Baynes translation of
the l Ching (published in the Bollingen Series by Princeton University Press).
I have therefore quoted from this translation in an attempt to abbreviate or out
line some of the basic themes in each hexagram and to relate them to the appro
priate paintings without distorting the meaning of the original text. For this
purpose I have drawn key phrases and fragments from Book I and Book III and
correlated these on the pages opposite to each painting. Some additional words
about the illustrations appear at the bottom of each page. The quotations will
hopefully reveal some of the symbolic and metaphysical depths fundamental to
the paintings and also introduce the Book of Changes to those who do not yet
know it. I am indebted to Princeton University Press for their kind permission
to quote from The Wilhelm/Baynes translation, and I hope that this book of art
will serve as an inspirational companion to the l Ching.
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