Carlotta - the museum database
Ask av vit metall på insidan klädd med koppar. Askens lock är dekorerat med qilin, fladdermöss och kinesiska tecken.
Enligt kataloguppgift en opiumask.
Qilin är ett mytologiskt lyckobringande djur med drakhuvud, lejonkropp, ormfjäll och hovar. Det ingår som ett av de fyra stora mytiska djuren i Kina tillsammans med draken, fenixfågeln och sköldpaddan./CR
Se: Williams, C.A.S. 1976. Outlines of Chinese Symbolism & Art Motives. New York.
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