The three hares

While I would have liked to claim this motif as an original idea, my illustration is actually based on a motif that is centuries old. It's called 'The Three Hares' and its origin has been traced back to the 6th Century AD (or CE - Common Era) in China. It seems that many other religions and cultures around the world have also used this rather mesmerizing optical illusion. I enjoyed sketching it in this simple state, doodling around with the background. Micron pens in a sketchbook, 15 cm in…

Corey Egbert on Instagram: “The three hares - an ancient mysterious symbol appearing in many cultures... and as a sticker in my booth at Culpeper tomorrow :) . .…”

The Medieval Bestiary 3/3 - Tinners Hares

{:en}Three hares (or rabbits) each have two ears, but together they only have three ears. This puzzling image appears in the Mogao Caves near Dunhuang in northwest China.{:zh}每只兔子各有一双耳朵，但三只兔子加起来却只有三只耳朵，而非六只。当然，这个谜团的解答就暗藏在兔子的排列方式里：三只兔子排成一个三角形，两两相邻的兔子分别共用一只耳朵。{:}

( - p.mc.n. ) the familiar 'rabbit/hare trinity' -- here labelled "Unser seindt vier" [We are four/there's four of us]. from the album amicorum of Frederick IV of the Palatine [UB Heidelberg, Pal. Ger. 619 -- this is f.47v. entries are dated 1582-1605]. Here we have an interesting association with the motif of the 2 fools who say "we are three" -- making the viewer by his/her puzzled inquiry the 3rd! The hare also has traditional associations of folly -- cf. Eng. "mad as a march hare"

The symbol of our village is three hares in a circle, their interlinked ears forming a perfect triangle -- an imge found in roof boss carvings in seventeen Devon churches, including ours. Known locally as the Tinner Rabbits, the design...

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Buy "Tinners Rabbits" by ChloeBirnie as a Tote Bag. The Tinners Rabbits are an ancient secret symbol used by many traders in history. this is my interpretation of the ancient symbol which goes back thousands of years and can be found on vario

The annual 12 x 12 Exhibition is now on show at Midsomer Quilting, raising money for the local hospice, Dorothy House. Entrance is free, and many of the quilts are for sale by auction. Just to feast your eyes, here are two that aren't - Three Hares by Stephanie Brown... ... and The Mystery of Christmas by Justine North. If you can't visit the exhibition but would like to make a bid, all the quilts that are up for auction can be viewed on Flickr, where you will find the email address. Bids…

The three hares is a circular motif appearing in sacred sites from the Middle and Far East to the churches of Devon, England (as the Tinners' rabbits), and historical synagogues in Europe. It is used as an architectural ornament, a religious symbol, and in other modern works of art or a logo for a