L. Newton Hayes, The Chinese Dragon
The circular dragon eaves-tile
Hayes describes the object as a dark yellow porcelain tile recovered near the Ming tomb at Nanking. The dragon’s body fits the circular field, showing how a large mythical creature could become a compact repeating element of a roof. The caption supplies the reported findspot and the object’s relation to the imperial burial site; the photograph preserves its circular composition and raised modelling.
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In the sources
A tile from the tomb precinct
DocumentedHayes identifies the pictured object as an eaves-tile associated with the Ming tomb at Nanking.
A coiled form for a roof
InterpretationIts circular format adapts the dragon’s coiling body to a repeating architectural element.
Context & interpretation
The illustration and accompanying passage on the cited page of The Chinese Dragon.
Original passages
Source 1
The Chinese Dragon
Circular Dragon Eaves TileOpen this page in the book
Passage & edition details
Location recorded at citation review: Illustration and accompanying passage
Quotation and accompanying passage individually checked against the exact original page image. Line breaks and line-end hyphenation normalised. Caption small capitals normalised to title case.
- Edition
- IMJ-0474-E001
- Reader page
- IMJ-0474-E001-P0051
- Original scan leaf
- 55
- Recorded leaf number
- 55
- Current Reader position
- 46
- Reader verification
- Matches the reviewed Reader
