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A dragon procession


The dragon is the imperial emblem of China, and is one of four mythical monsters of the Chinese. A procession such as this is part of their ceremony of worshipping the Spring.

Author / Creator Unknown
Format 1 postcard : col. ; 9 x 14 cm.
Publisher London : Church Missionary Society
Year 19--?
HKBU Library collection Chinese Missionary Art Collection
Work type Postcard
Keyword(s) Christianity Festivals Missionaries
https://bcc.lib.hkbu.edu.hk/artcollection/394-5-d787
Library record View the record in HKBU library catalogue
CC BY-NC 4.0

Cite this image as: "A dragon procession", in Hong Kong Baptist University Library Art Collections, accessed 13/12/2424, https://bcc.lib.hkbu.edu.hk/artcollection/394-5-d787.

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