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Dragon
In China there are many different kinds of dragons. This example with a fish in its mouth is probably a chiwen, a type of dragon known for its love of water and swallowing things. It is often used as an architectural element on the side of a roof, where it symbolically serves to devour evil influences and ward off fire.
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/25FF411
Type of item
- urn:rijksmuseum:thesaurus:RM0001.THESAU.2905
- urn:rijksmuseum:thesaurus:RM0001.THESAU.348
- Cup
Medium
- On loan from the Asian Art Society in The Netherlands
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/25FF411
Type of item
- urn:rijksmuseum:thesaurus:RM0001.THESAU.2905
- urn:rijksmuseum:thesaurus:RM0001.THESAU.348
- Cup
Medium
- On loan from the Asian Art Society in The Netherlands
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Rights
- Public Domain
- Publiek Domein
Creation date
- c.1600 - c.1700
Place-Time
- 17th century
Places
- China
- China
- urn:rijksmuseum:thesaurus:RM0001.THESAU.403
Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.938
- AK-MAK-87
Extent
- height 30 cm
- width 32 cm
- depth 69 cm
Format
- limestone
Language
- nl
Is part of
- collectie: China (collectie)
- collection: sculptures
- collectie: beeldhouwwerken
Providing country
- Netherlands
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-05-27T13:03:22.016Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2018-03-17T13:00:43.419Z