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Janhunen, J. (2011). Unicorn, Mammoth, Whale: mythological and etymological connections of zoonyms in North and East Asia. Linguistics, Archaeology and the Human Past, Occasional Paper, 12, 189–222.
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mythological family of one-horned beasts. The qilin also appears in the mythologies of other
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Giraffe Became a Qilin: Intercultural Signification in Ming Dynasty Arts".
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Bush, Susan (2016). "CHAPTER 2 Labeling the
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1273:features a kirin (photo taken in Hiroshima, Japan)
657:) was captured in the 14th year of Duke Ai of Lu (
2725:Notes of the Thatched Abode of Close Observations
1933:. University of Hawai'i Press. pp. 341–378.
1355:A winged variant of kirin statue in Tokyo, Japan
1101:In modern Korean, the term "girin" is used for "
957:One-horned beast depicted in ceramic model from
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1140:who came down from Southern China to settle in
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1118:In Thailand, the qilin is known as "
2671:Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio
1817:Wilson, Samuel M. (December 1992).
1726:'s body, ox's tail, and one horn.
919:-like features: similar heads with
2273:Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors
1253:, crackle glaze ceramics – at the
1219:Plate with a qilin in the center,
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1162:, the masterpiece epic poem of
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137:"Qilin" in Chinese characters
5003:Japanese legendary creatures
2061:. Bibliobazaar. p. 39.
1605:古建上的主要装饰纹样――麒麟 古建园林技术－作者:徐华铛
1343:Kirin relief in Tokyo, Japan
4993:Chinese legendary creatures
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