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The Metropolitan Museum Journal, v. 43 (2008)

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART JOURNAL | VOLUME 43

"The Giraffe as the Mythical Qilin in Chinese Art: A Painting and a Rank Badge in the Metropolitan Museum"

Watt, James C. Y.

2008

6 pages

This title is out of print.

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James C. Y. Watt

Met Art in Publication

Giraffe with Two Keepers, Unidentified artist, Ink and color on silk, China — Giraffe with Two Keepers
Unidentified artist

Textile with Swan Hunt, Warp-faced plain weave silk brocaded with gilt leather strips, China — Textile with Swan Hunt
China
12th–13th century

Scroll Cover with Mythical Creature, Silk embroidery on simple gauze silk, China — Scroll Cover with Mythical Creature
China
18th century

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