Hexagram 47 is named 困 (kùn), “Confining”. Other variations include “oppression (exhaustion)” and “entangled”. Its inner trigram is ☵ (坎 kǎn) gorge = (水) water, and its outer trigram is ☱ (兌 duì) open = (澤) swamp.
Confining
Confucius/Legge: In Oppression we see the dynamic lines covered and obscured by the magnetic. We see the attribute of Perilousness in the lower trigram going on to Cheerfulness in the upper. Who but the superior man is still able to advance although straitened by circumstances? The central position of the dynamic lines explains the good fortune of the great man who is firm and correct. As regards speech making, to be fond of argument or persuasion is the way to be reduced to extremity.
| Size | 70x100x2.5 cm |
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| Weight | 2.50 kg |
| Materials | Acrylic on canvas |
| Period | 2010 |
| Record | Solo exhibition – 'Primordio'，Arrivada Gallery, Chur, Switzerland. 2012 |
