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Jul 9, 2022 • 3 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
No idea whether this was intentional, but in that illustration Shuri is placed next to the peacock tile ("royalty"), Sarasa next to the greyhound tile ("intelligence & patience") & Ageha the Tree of Life tile ("eternal life & soul"). These fit the characters well. #BASARA
(Contd) I know that Ageha is...well his fate being what it was, but the Tree of Life and two birds in Seljuk art is a depiction that probably came from Hinduism's Upanishad? A.k.a this means "the human soul that reaches towards the "beyond" realm of God" So there you go. #BASARA Image
(Contd 2) Shuri was of course a royalty so his being placed next to a majestic bird like a peacock fits. And Sarasa as Tatara was patient, clever and (almost) never gave up... greyhounds symbolize this because they helped the Seljuk to hunt. #BASARA Sarasa as Tatara from BASAR...Shuri of Basara by Yumi Tam...

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