Chinese Fortune Teller's Book

A long folded strip, written and painted in small tidy rows.

This fortune teller’s book was made in China in the 19th century in paper and pigment. Folded books of this kind are commonly associated with divination, horoscopes and almanacs. Each panel here is crowded with columns of small handwritten text. Some panels show red and ochre diagrams of figures and circular symbols. The paper is a warm cream with age, soft at the edges, and the book opens like a long accordion. The writing is not translated here.

About 13 inches tall, and very long when opened. Your future, unfolded.