Chinese Metaphysics Art Gallery

Luopan compasses, the eight trigrams of the bagua, the twelve zodiac animals, the Five Elements, dragons and phoenixes, koi and lotus: the imagery of Chinese metaphysics, painted as a celestial world of jade, gold and cloud. These 50 pictures are AI-generated artwork in the same visual style as the calculators on this site. They are decorative and not part of any calculation. Select an image to open a larger version in a new tab.

A golden luopan compass on a wooden deck beside a white marble sky bridge, with incense sticks in the foreground and a lone figure at the railing — Luopan on the Sky Bridge Deck

A red-gold Chinese dragon flying beneath a large full moon over a vermilion palace in a starry night sky — Dragon Beneath the Full Moon

A black koi and a white koi circling as a yin yang symbol among lily pads, with a small white water lily in the corner — Yin Yang Koi with Water Lily

A gold ring of twelve zodiac animal medallions around an ornate golden center, raised on three white pillars above clouds and mountains — Zodiac Wheel on Three Pillars

Tiers of white palace halls with vermilion roofs climbing a cliff of cloud, lit by a pink sunset — Palace Terraces on a Cliff of Cloud

An octagonal jade and gold bagua frame floating upright beneath a bright sunburst above a field of clouds — Jade Bagua in a Sunburst

A glowing stone lantern beneath a red maple at the start of a stepping-stone path through a misty bamboo forest — Stone Lantern Under a Red Maple

A vermilion phoenix with blue and cream wings spread over pale peach peonies and swirling blue clouds — Phoenix in Blue Clouds

A narrow dark silk scroll with a column of golden moon phases beside gold Chinese-style characters — Moon Phase Scroll

An orange-and-white koi and a golden koi swimming past a pink lotus in sparkling dark green water — Two Koi and a Pink Lotus

A green-patinated bronze armillary sphere on a tall carved pedestal against the Milky Way — Verdigris Armillary Sphere

A sunlit bedroom with a wooden lattice screen, a tall bamboo plant by the window and a round paper ceiling lamp — Bedroom with Lattice Screen and Paper Lamp

Five glowing pillars for wood, fire, earth, metal and water, shown as bamboo, flame, golden light, a sword and a wave, on a round dais over water — Five Elements on a Round Dais

A framed chart of a glowing golden circle with radial lines over a dark grid, with a band of stars arcing through it — Golden Star Circle Chart

A golden luopan compass on a round wooden platform with a small black incense burner, white-robed figures walking the cloud bridge behind — Luopan and Incense Burner

A golden Chinese dragon coiling in an S-shape through glowing amber clouds above palace rooftops — Golden Dragon Through Glowing Clouds

A black-and-white koi and a white koi chasing each other in dark water, with a second white swirl of water curling below them — Yin Yang Koi in a Double Swirl

A deep blue starry wheel with twelve dark zodiac animal medallions on its gold rim, above a row of white pillars — Midnight Blue Zodiac Wheel

A white palace with red roofs on a rocky clifftop, reached by a long stone bridge with lantern posts over a sea of clouds — Clifftop Palace and Stone Bridge

A round white jade disc with eight gold trigrams around an open center, floating in soft light between banks of cloud — Bagua Ring of Gold Trigrams

Flat stepping stones following a narrow stream through a bamboo grove, with a stone lantern and a red maple on the far bank — Stepping Stones Along the Stream

A red and gold phoenix with a long flowing tail diving past peach peonies on a black background — Phoenix on Black

A sweeping arc of golden moon phases across a dark sheet of silk covered in rows of gold characters — Arc of Moons on Dark Silk

A single golden koi swimming between two pink lotus flowers among lily pads in deep blue water — Golden Koi Between Two Lotuses

A bronze armillary sphere with broad crossed rings and a top finial on a round stepped base under a starry sky — Armillary Sphere with Broad Crossed Rings

A bed with cream linen beside a tall glowing paper floor lamp, a dark wooden folding screen and a potted bamboo by the window — Bedroom with a Paper Floor Lamp

Five tall panels side by side: green bamboo, red flame, golden mountains, a steel sword and a blue ocean wave — Five Elements Panels

Close view of a carved golden luopan beside a black incense pot trailing smoke, figures in red and white robes on the bridge to a palace gate — Luopan with Rising Incense Smoke

A crimson Chinese dragon arching across a dusk sky and the Milky Way above a palace on a peak of clouds — Red Dragon Over the Cloud Palace

A black koi and a white koi forming a yin yang in teal water, with two glowing points of light marking the symbol's eyes — Yin Yang Koi with Two Points of Light

A golden sunburst zodiac wheel with animals painted in its twelve segments, a crescent moon above and white columns below — Zodiac Sun Wheel with Crescent Moon

A curving white bridge winding across rose-tinted clouds to a palace with red pagoda roofs at sunset — Winding Bridge to the Sunset Palace

A flat jade bagua platform with gold inlay resting on top of the clouds under a radiant sun — Jade Bagua Platform on the Clouds

Shafts of morning light falling on a small cascading stream, stone steps and a tall stone lantern in a bamboo forest — Bamboo Stream in Morning Light

A phoenix rising with outspread wings above deep red and cream peonies against a pale cloud pattern — Phoenix Over Crimson Peonies

A dark lunar chart with golden moon phases spiralling around a large central full moon, framed by columns of gold characters — Spiral Moon Calendar

A golden koi gliding through glittering green water past a large and a small pink lotus — Golden Koi in Sparkling Water

A weathered bronze armillary sphere tilted on a curved stand, its nested rings around a small central globe, against the night sky — Armillary Sphere on a Tilted Axis

A bedroom corner with a pale paper screen, a round paper floor lamp and a large leafy bamboo plant before a window — Paper Screen and Round Lamp

A dark wooden altar backed by five glowing panels of bamboo, fire, a blazing mountain, a sword and water, wreathed in mist — Five Elements Altar in Mist

A golden luopan with a dark band of carved trigrams around its rim, set before a long white bridge leading to a jade palace gate above the clouds — Luopan Before the Jade Gate

A pale golden Chinese dragon gliding through a sunlit sky streaked with stars above a distant pagoda in golden clouds — Pale Gold Dragon at Sunrise

A black koi and a white koi with black spots swirling in green pond water framed by lily pads — Spotted Koi in Green Water

A zodiac wheel of red, blue and green enamel animal medallions around a gold star, above white standing stones — Enamel Zodiac Wheel and Standing Stones

A sprawling white palace city with red roofs on a floating island of cloud, under dark gathering storm clouds — Palace City Under Storm Clouds

Stone stairs climbing beside a brook into a bright bamboo forest, past a lit lantern under a red maple — Stone Stairs into the Bamboo

A red phoenix with navy-tipped wings flying across a cream background over pink and coral peonies — Phoenix Among Pink Peonies

A close view of a dark chart edged in gold, with crescent moons around a circular star grid and gold characters below — Crescent Moons on a Star Disc

Two golden koi swimming one above the other in dark blue water beside a pink water lily and lily pads — Koi Pair and Water Lily

Late afternoon sun across an unmade cream bed, with a folding screen, a potted bamboo and a small white lamp by the window — Bedroom in Late Afternoon Sun

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