kylin
- (in Chinese art) a mythical animal of composite form
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Word Origin
C19: from Chinese ch'i-lin, literally: male-female
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The kylin, or k'i-lin, was an animal symbolising longevity and good government.
Chats on Oriental ChinaJ. F. Blacker
Sometimes the Kylin, a sort of stag with a dragon's head, and a symbol of good-fortune, was used.
The Story of PorcelainSara Ware Bassett
Other symbolic and sacred creatures are often pictured, among them the kylin, which was believed to foretell good fortune.
Pottery and Porcelain, from early times down to the Philadelphia exhibition of 1876Charles Wyllys Elliott