Japan & the Far East
Han-Dynasty Dragons on a Relief Brick
Original caption: The Han Dynasty Dragons
Two long-bodied creatures occupy a shallow rectangular relief around a central circular form. Hayes identifies the moulded brick with the Han dynasty and reports its discovery near Kaifeng.
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Maker or photographer not identified. "Han-Dynasty Dragons on a Relief Brick" [source caption]. In The Chinese Dragon, L. Newton Hayes. Third edition, 1923, 1923, The Commercial Press, Limited. Source scan leaf 27. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/chinese-dragon-023
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Maker or photographer not identified. Han-Dynasty Dragons on a Relief Brick. The Chinese Dragon. Scan leaf 27. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/chinese-dragon-023