We’ll have to give #139 a reading syllabus. Should #139 be fortunate enough to examine this volume: Kistemaker, et al, The Chinese Sky During the Han. In the back of this publication are B.C. star-charts. One chart shows in the constellation Lupus, the asterism, Jizu (Chinese characters: che qi) ‘a group of soldiers.’ Statues of Jizu are well-known along the roads of Japan, recalling Hokkaido (Yezo). When the Sea of Japan was once shallow, depicting humans walking on the water was easy enough. Many fascinating stories were transmitted along the Silk Road.