introduction BEGINNINGS: THE PHOEBE HEARST ERA (1902-1920) TRANSITION (1920-1945) EXPANSION (1945-1960) CULMINATION (1960-1980) The Americas Africa Asia India Central and Western Asia Japan China 01. Buddha sculpture, bronze 02. Woman's shoes and Figurine of a woman 03. Geomancer's compass 04. Toy of two grasshoppers, palm leaf 05. Puppet for a Taoist drama Indonesia Oceania and Australia RECENT YEARS (1980-2001) RECENT ACQUISITIONS Geomancer’s compass China Collected by Carolyn Brown, 1971, acc. 1976. 9–13025 The Chinese developed the magnetic compass about 1000 A.D. This example was used for geomancy, a form of divination. Termed feng shui (winds and waters), it is the art of adopting residences of the living and the tombs of the dead so as to harmonize with the cosmos.