The Axial Age: 5 Fast Facts

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Woodblock print by Yashima Gakutei showing Confucius in ornate robes conversing with a smiling boy, with mountains, a river, and a red sun in the background. Japanese text lines the left edge.

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Woodblock print by Yashima Gakutei showing Confucius in ornate robes conversing with a smiling boy, with mountains, a river, and a red sun in the background. Japanese text lines the left edge.

Yashima Gakutei: depiction of Confucius

Chinese philosopher Confucius in conversation with a little boy, woodblock print...

Courtesy of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (RP-P-1958-434)