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The Chinese dragon

In Chinese mythology, the dragon is not a force of evil but a beneficent creature, inhabiting the skies and the seas. Originally a rain divinity, the impressive animal with scales, claws and piercing eyes came to symbolize imperial power.

Sirén, Osvald

Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities

National Library of Scotland

National Library of Scotland

Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities

Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities

Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities

Nottingham City Museums and Galleries

Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities

Rijksmuseum

Royal Engineers Museum

Rijksmuseum

Rijksmuseum

Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities

Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities

Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities

Nottingham City Museums and Galleries

Museum of Ethnography

Craig, Edward Gordon (1872-1966). Producer of a fund

National Library of France

Nottingham City Museums and Galleries

National Museum of World Cultures Foundation

National Museum of World Cultures Foundation

Kuyavian-Pomeranian Digital Library

Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities

Sirén, Osvald

Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities