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€95.00
Mons in Provincia Kiamsi (…) – This very scarce original antique print depicts a dragon and a tiger. Kircher makes mention of a mountain in Kiamsi Province whose summits resemble a dragon and a tiger. But surely this engraving also relates to Chinese mythology, in which the two beasts symbolize cosmic duality: the dragon is the mediator between heaven and earth, while the tiger is the earth’s negative force. Dutch text and another engraving on verso depicting a mountain in China with 7 tops.
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Engraving/etching on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 24,5 x 37,5 cm. Image size: 21 x 16,5 cm.
From: ‘Toonneel van China (…)’, by Athanasius Kircherus (Kircher) ed. published in Amsterdam 1667.
Made by an anonymous engraver after Athanasius Kircher.
Condition: Very good, given age. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
Keywords: CHINA-MOUNTAIN-DRAGON-TIGER-KIAMSI-MYTHOLOGY
PCOM-A9-25
| Dimensions | 24 × 24 × 1 cm |
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