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Dogs of China & Japan in nature and art (1921)

Collier, V. W. F. [from old catalog] · New York, Stokes · leaf 188

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ed-ball ( Shih-tzu Kun Hsiu Chiu ) design is the commonestmotif in Chinese art and, as illustrating the triumph of witover brute force, supplies one of the most frequently usedproverbs in the language. Ancient pictures of tribute em-bassies almost invariably show the King of Beasts tamelyfollowing… … BUDDHIST LION-MASQUE, PEKING, I914

Dogs · Animals in art · Art, Chinese

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