Laufer, Berthold, 1874-1934 · [New York] : The Museum · leaf 70
the cover of alacquered tobacco-box, buthere the main field is takenup by eight large finely-drawn dragons. This typeapproaches in its formvery nearly that of thecock-ornament. On eachside of the cover the twodragons above and beloware placed in the form of a FG-l8 («™)- Covcr of a Tobacco-box.… … 40 LAUFER, THE DECORATIVE ART OF THE AMUR TRIBES. as the upper ones have ovals connected with them. Likewise the horns on oneside are characterized by a triskeles in the form of a fish-tail. The two centraldragons are connected by two combatant carp. The dragon-tails are whollyfashioned after the…
Decoration and ornament -- Amur River Valley (China and Russia)
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