Qilin Delivering Sons
Chinese
Description
Subject Matter:
Three figures are riding on an animal while holding an umbrella. This animal is known as Qilin, a mythical hoofed animal with dragon-like features, also sometimes known as a Chinese unicorn. The Qilin is supposedly a gatekeeper that guarded a fairy's cave in the mountains. This animal is known as a symbol to provide prosperity or serenity, and when it has babies on the back, such as this image, it is bringing extraordinary children from heaven to parents.
Physical Description:
Image of three elaborately dressed figures riding an animal to the right with an umbrella above them. One larger/ older figure is in the middle with a younger/ smaller figure to the left and an even smaller/ younger figure to the right.
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