麒麟送子
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Title:
麒麟送子
Series Title:
Preliminary list of Chinese woodblock prints in the SOAS Library
Added title page title:
Qilin song zi
Added title page title:
Unicorn, giver of sons
Place of Publication:
Suzhou (Taohuawu district)
Publisher:
[s.n.]
Publication Date:
Language:
Chinese
Materials:
Paper, Water color inks ( medium )
Measurements:
52.7 x 30 cm in

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Unicorns ( lcsh )
獨角獸
麒麟
기린
きりん
Sceptres
Reed organ ( lcsh )
Scepters ( lcsh )
Organ (Musical instrument) ( lcsh )
Genre:
Woodblock Print
Spatial Coverage:
Asia -- China -- Jiangsu -- Taohuawu District -- Suzhou
亚洲 -- 中国 -- 江苏省 -- 桃花坞街道 -- 苏州市
亞洲 -- 中國 -- 江蘇 -- 桃花塢街道 -- 蘇州市
Coordinates:
31.31568 x 120.61092

Notes

General Note:
As a creature of good omen, the unicorn (qilin) symbolises longevity, grandeur, felicity, illustrious offspring and wise administration. The legend has it that the last time a unicorn appeared was before the death of Confucius. It is usually described as resembling a deer but larger, with an ox's tail and hoofs of a horse, and it is endowed with perfect goodwill, gentleness and benevolence to all living creatures. Its body is clad in fish scales, the hair on its back is multicoloured, and its belly is brown. The male animal is said to have a single horn protruding out of the forehead, the tip of which is fleshy, making it unfit for war. Some Chinese writers claim that the mother of Confucius became pregnant of him when she walked in the footsteps of a unicorn while going to the hills to worship. Consequently the symbol of this picture alludes to the fact that when a son has been sent by the unicorn, he will do well in his studies and achieve fame and distinction. The person sitting on the unicorn holds a sceptre in one hand and the son in the other. The son holds a branch in one hand and a reed organ in the other. Both sceptre and reed organ are symbols of good omen.
General Note:
Published reference in: Preliminary list of Chinese woodblock prints in the SOAS Library
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General Note:
Inked in five colours (blue, green, pink, purple and black)

Record Information

Source Institution:
SOAS, University of London
Rights Management:
This item is in the public domain. Please use in accord with Creative Commons license: Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC). High resolution digital master available from SOAS, University of London - the Digital Library Project Office.
Resource Identifier:
CWP 2 ( accession number (preliminary list of chinese woodblock prints in the soas library) )