Yongtai Village Reliefs - Toronto, Ontario - Relief Art Sculptures on Waymarking.com

There are two qilin depicted in relief on each side of this gate located in the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto. The placard accompanying the gate explains:

"Carved panels of tomb gate

Yongtai Village near Beijing
Limestone
c.1660-1700, Qing dynasty

Some of Zu Dashou's more important
sons had their own enclosed family
graveyards, constructed next to their
father's. These panels, carved with
mythical qilin animals, come from the
gate which guarded the graveyard of
one of these sons."

Wikipedia (visit link) informs us that the qilin:

"...is a mythical hooved Chinese chimerical creature known throughout various East Asian cultures, and is said to appear with the imminent arrival or passing of a wise sage or an illustrious ruler. It is a good omen that brings rui (Chinese: ?; pinyin: ruì; roughly translated as "serenity" or "prosperity"). It is often depicted with what looks like fire all over its body. It is sometimes misleadingly called the "Chinese unicorn" due to conflation with the unicorn by Westerners."

Your impression of the sculpture?: Where is this sculpture?: Royal Ontario Museum 100 Queen's Park Toronto, Ontario Canada M5S 2C6 Sculptors Name: unknown Date Sculpture was opened for vewing?: Not listed Website for sculpture?: Not listed

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