Symbols of Thailand, proud elephants grace a pair of lacquered wood candleholders. Subin Tositarat presents them in the shape of yin and yang. First mentioned in the fourth century B.C., they embody the two complementary forces, or principles, that make up all aspects and phenomena of life. Yin is earth, female, passive and absorbing, while yang is heaven, male, light and active.
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