Charger with a qilin

anoniemca. 1350

Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands

This charger is painted with a qilin, a mythical beast. According to legend, a qilin has the scaly skin of a dragon, the body of a deer and the hooves and tail of an ox. It is a benign creature, which refrains from stepping on insects or eating live grass. The qilin possesses both male (qi) and female (lin) powers.

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Title: Charger with a qilin
Creator: anoniem
Date Created: ca. 1350
Physical Dimensions: porselein
Rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

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