Eastern Azure Dragon · 07
Ji Shui Bao（Winnowing Basket Mansion）
Ji Shui Bao is the traditional deity title for Winnowing Basket Mansion, number 7 in the atlas and part of the Eastern Azure Dragon. It follows Tail Mansion and precedes Dipper Mansion. This Chinese Medieval reconstruction contains 4 stars and 3 segments; HIP 88635 is the red-ringed reference star.
Asterism reference
- Position in the atlas
- 7 / 28
- Four Symbols group
- Eastern Azure Dragon
- Stars in this diagram
- 4
- Determinative star
- HIP 88635
Reading this star map
Winnowing Basket has two upper stars spread across the image, with the lower pair drawn toward the left. The reference star is at upper right. Four stars have three connecting segments, leaving an open outline rather than a closed container.
Understanding the deity title
The traditional title 箕水豹 (Ji Shui Bao) combines the mansion character 箕, the association 水, and the animal image 豹. The astronomical entry is Winnowing Basket Mansion. A deity portrait expresses cultural imagery; a star map records positions and connecting lines. They can be read together without expecting the star pattern to resemble the animal.
What does this calculator result mean?
If a birthday lookup returns this mansion, the entered date is assigned to it by our daily almanac rules. It does not mean everyone born that day shares a personality, or that the Moon was inside this star pattern. Compare calendar, date and assignment system before comparing tools.
Twenty-Eight Mansions sculptures · Fucheng Jade Emperor Temple, Jincheng
Photo: Patrick20242023. Resized and compressed; Shen Shui Yuan is also cropped to isolate the figure.
Original photographs · CC BY-SA 4.0Further reading: personality associations
The historical text describes the roles of celestial asterisms. The life and personality associations below are our modern interpretations, not historical claims about people born on a particular date.
「一曰天鷄，主八風」《晉書》卷十一・天文志上・二十八舍Ji is associated with the winds. As a metaphor, it suggests noticing a change in a conversation or finding another route before a plan becomes rigid. Sensitivity to change helps, but following every new signal can make it difficult to keep a direction.
Sources and image credits
The National Astronomical Observatory of Japan explains the classifications and calendar concepts. Star lines follow Stellarium Chinese Medieval, with positions from HYG v4.1. Our diagrams are attributed under CC BY-SA 4.0 and represent one reconstruction, not the only historical depiction.