The religious system of China, its ancient forms, evolution, history and present aspect, manners, customs and social institutions connected therewith. Published with a subvention from the Dutch colonial government (1892)
Groot, J. J. M. de (Jan Jakob Maria), 1854-1921 · Leyden E.J. Brill · leaf 478
our scaled quadrupeds, viz. one pair squatteddown on their hind legs, the next pair in a standing position;they have split hoofs, a stiff, scaled dorsal fin, heads remindingone of no other animal in existence, with a pair of straight hornsbent backward, and hair pointing upwards as if fluttering in… … A Ki-lin. Ku kin fu shu tsih cliing ^. Finally come two recumbent horses andtwo standing horses, and six pairs of human statues, all in astanding attitude (see Plate XXI). Of these human statues, the two first pairs are military officers havingtheir heads covered with a helmet, and clad in armour…
