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The image above is a detail from a eighteen-century embroidered emperor's robe. It portrays a dragon surmounted by the moon where a white hare is believed to live according to the Chinese mythology. Credit:
Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

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The image above is a detail from a eighteen-century embroidered emperor's robe. It portrays a dragon surmounted by the moon where a white hare is believed to live according to the Chinese mythology. Credit: Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

The image above is a detail from a eighteen-century embroidered emperor's robe. It portrays a dragon surmounted by the moon where a white hare is believed to live according to the Chinese mythology. Credit: Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

The image above is a detail from a eighteen-century embroidered emperor's robe. It portrays a dragon surmounted by the moon where a white hare is believed to live according to the Chinese mythology. Credit: Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

The image above is a detail from a eighteen-century embroidered emperor's robe. It portrays a dragon surmounted by the moon where a white hare is believed to live according to the Chinese mythology. Credit:
Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

The image above is a detail from a eighteen-century embroidered emperor's robe. It portrays a dragon surmounted by the moon where a white hare is believed to live according to the Chinese mythology. Credit:
Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

The image above is a detail from a eighteen-century embroidered emperor's robe. It portrays a dragon surmounted by the moon where a white hare is believed to live according to the Chinese mythology. Credit:
Victoria and Albert Museum, London.