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秋水平湖  · CC BY-SA 3.0  · a work of art, not a likeness lead image of the English Wikipedia article

Deity Nine sons of the dragon

Chiwen

蚩吻 zh 이문 ko

The sculptures on both ends of the roof are in the shape of dragon heads and fish bodies.

  • Also called 螭吻, 蚩吻, Thi-bun

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Utagawa Kunisada (歌川国貞; b. 1786, d. 1865) · Public domain

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