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ID: 300391200
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300391200

 

Record Type: concept
qilin (legendary beings, Animalia (kingdom), ... Living Organisms (hierarchy name))

 

Note: Mythical animals with a single horn, sometimes identified as a type of unicorn. In legend, the appearance of the qilin coincided with the birth or death of a great ruler or sage, such as Confucius. Representations of qilin often appear on a spirit way, lining the path to a tomb.
 
Terms:
qilin (preferred,C,U,English,D,U,U)
qilin (Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin),UF,U,U)
麒麟 (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
ki-lin (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)

Facet/Hierarchy Code:  H.HL

Hierarchical Position:

Hierarchy of Agents Facet
Agents Facet
Hierarchy of Living Organisms (hierarchy name)
.... Living Organisms (hierarchy name) (G)
Hierarchy of living organisms (entities)
........ living organisms (entities) (G)
Hierarchy of Eukaryota (domain)
............ Eukaryota (domain) (G)
Hierarchy of Animalia (kingdom)
................ Animalia (kingdom) (G)
Hierarchy of legendary beings
.................... legendary beings (G)
Hierarchy of qilin
........................ qilin (G)

Additional Notes:
Dutch ..... Mythische wezens met een enkele hoorn, daarom ook wel beschouwd als variant van de eenhoorn. Volgens legendes valt de verschijning van een ki-lin samen met de geboorte of dood van een groot heerser of wijsgeer, zoals Confucius. Beelden van ki-lin worden vaak geplaatst langs een geestenweg en geven het pad naar een tombe aan. 

Sources and Contributors:
麒麟............  [VP]
...........  Personal Communication, Julia Grimes, Getty Research Institute (2014)
ki-lin............  [RKD, AAT-Ned Preferred]
.................  AAT-Ned (1994-)
.................  UvA Talen
qilin............  [VP Preferred]
..............  Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
..............  Personal Communication, Julia Grimes, Getty Research Institute (2014)
..............  Thorp and Vinograd, Chinese Art & Culture (2001)
 
Subject: .....  [VP]
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
.......... Personal Communication, Julia Grimes, Getty Research Institute (2014)
.......... Thorp and Vinograd, Chinese Art & Culture (2001)
Dutch .......... [RKD, AAT-Ned]
.......... AAT-Ned (1994-)
.......... UvA Talen

 

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