[CHINESE DRAGONS AMONG THE CLOUDS] 48

From a painting in the British Museum

[CHINESE DRAGON VASE WITH CARVED WOOD STAND] 56

(Victoria and Albert Museum)

[CARP LEAPING FROM WAVES] 81

From a Japanese painting in the British Museum

[CHINESE PORCELAIN VASE DECORATED WITH FIVE-CLAWED DRAGONS RISING FROM WAVES] 88

(Victoria and Albert Museum) [[xiv]]

[RESONANT STONE OF JADE SHOWING DRAGON WITH CLOUD ORNAMENTS, SUSPENDED FROM CARVED BLACKWOOD FRAME] 96

By courtesy of B. Laufer, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago