Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Pearl beneath the Black Dragon’s Chin
A pale diver descends beside a long curling dragon towards a bright pearl. The original caption identifies the fisherboy retrieving the jewel from beneath the black dragon’s chin.
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George W. Hood. "The Pearl beneath the Black Dragon’s Chin" [editorial title]. In The Chinese Fairy Book, Richard Wilhelm; translated by Frederick H. Martens. Illustrated edition; frontispiece absent, undated edition. Source scan leaf 154. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0478-0154
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George W. Hood. The Pearl beneath the Black Dragon’s Chin. The Chinese Fairy Book. Scan leaf 154. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0478-0154