Qilin
- Inventory number:
- Ск-81
- Author:
- Unknown
- Creation Date:
- 19th century
- Place of Creation:
- China
- Provenance:
- Museum of Ethnography and Crafts
- Technique:
- casting
- Size:
- 22 x 20 cm
- Material:
- copper
- Type of object:
- Sculpture
- Subject:
- Buddhism
Qilin is a legendary creature in Chinese mythology, a harbinger of the birth of outstanding people, the personification of justice.
