Gary Dickinson is a practitioner of I Ching divination with over thirty years expertise. A Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society, he worked in the field of Chinese art for over twenty years, lecturing throughout the world on Chinese ritual and symbolism. He is co-author of 'Imperial Wardrobe', widely regarded as a source-work on the court dress of the Qing period (1644-1911). He was also an historical consultant for the Oscar-winning costumes in Bertolucci's 'The Last Emperor'. In 2008 e.v., as artist-executant, he established The Company of Heaven to create high-quality reproductions of the Stele of Revealing.