Jade Qilin (mythical creature), Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
- Image Number: K1C003372N000000000PAB
- Dynasty: Qing dynasty
- Category: Jades
- Function: furnishings
- Material: Minerals/Jade Jewelry/Jade
- Description:
Jade quality. A unicorn sits on his knees with ganoderma lucidum in his mouth. His body has fish scale patterns and carries a scroll with a vivid posture. The unicorn is a auspicious animal imagined by the Chinese people. This device is the motif of “the unicorn bears the book”.
![图片[2]-Jade Qilin (mythical creature), Qing dynasty (1644-1911)-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qing dynasty/Jades/K1C003372N000000000PAB-112413.jpg)
![图片[3]-Jade Qilin (mythical creature), Qing dynasty (1644-1911)-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qing dynasty/Jades/K1C003372N000000000PAB-112414.jpg)
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