The <i>Classic of Changes</i> in Cultural Context:   A Textual Archaeology of the <i>Yi jing</i>
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Figure 13. The first and second parts of the text end in symmetrical pairs alongside fire and water hexagrams.

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Figure 14. Hexagram #16.

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Figure 15. Textual components of the first ten hexagrams.

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Figure 16. A perfectly regular array of symmetrical trigrams from #43 to #50.

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Figure 17. Comparison of trigram distribution in the 30s and 40s.

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Figure 18. The first segment of the Big and Little Hexagrams.

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Figure 19. The first segment of the Big and Little Hexagrams.

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Figure 20. Taotie masks on Shang dynasty bronze vessels.

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Figure 21. Big and little naming system.

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Figure 22. Two investitures of regional lords in the first decade.

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Figure 23. Semiotic components relevant to the carriage system.

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