Hexagram 4 is named 蒙 (méng), “Enveloping”. Other variations include “youthful folly”, “the young shoot”, and “discovering”. Its inner trigram is ☵ (坎 kǎn) gorge = (水) water. Its outer trigram is ☶ (艮 gèn) bound = (山) mountain.
Enveloping
Confucius/Legge: Inexperience shows the trigram of the Mountain above that of the Abyss. The perilous impasse suggested by these figures evokes the idea of inexperience. Progress and success are suggested because the action and development of the hexagram conform to the requirements of the time. When inexperience seeks wisdom, will responds to will. The oracle responds to sincerity because it has the qualities of the dynamic line in the central second place, but the oracle does not respond to ignorant importuning. The proper duty of a sage is to nourish the correct nature of the ignorant.
| 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 |
