Auspicious Animals The Art of Good Omens

If animals have always surrounded men, regardless of time and place, year after year, some have obtained a sacred status, or in any case the reputation of being a good or bad omen.

Jun ichi Uchiyama, professor at Miyagi Gakuin Women's University, offers today a detailed analysis of the different animals, real or not, which have enamelled Asian culture with many paintings, sculptures, frescoes and engravings, all in 352 pages.