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A history and description of Chinese porcelain (1901)

Monkhouse, William Cosmo, 1840-1901, Bushell, S. W. (Stephen Wootton), 1844-1908 · London [etc.] New York, Melbourne, Cassell and company, limited · leaf 361

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ns. The dragon of the sea occasionallyascends in waterspouts, and is the ruler of all oceanic phenomena.The dragon is worshipped and feared by Chinese fishermen, andthe superstition of all classes towards it is probably a modifiedrelic of the widespread serpent worship of ancient times(WiUiams… … -A Ph 1—I Cm <! A W

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