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The dragon, image, and demon : or, The three religions of China, Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism : giving an account of the mythology, idolatry, and demonolatry of the Chinese

DuBose, Hampden C · 1886 · London : Partridge · 11 pictures

A 1886 London study of Chinese religion by Hampden C. DuBose, published by Partridge, covering Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, mythology and idolatry for a Western readership. Its woodcut and line illustrations show Chinese deities, guardian warriors and officials in carved, ornamental poses, with dense hatching and patterned armour a designer could borrow for texture and costume detail.

Buddhism · Confucianism · Taoism · Religion · Buddhism -- China · China -- Religion

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