Chiwen roof-ornament on the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Beijing.
Glazed chiwen of Western Xia.
Chiwen (Chinese: 蚩吻; pinyin: chīwěn; Wade–Giles: ch'ih-wen; lit. 'hornless-dragon mouth') is an roof ornamental motif in traditional Chinese architecture and art. Chiwen is also the name of a Chinese dragon that mixes features of a fish, and in Chinese mythology is one of the nine sons of the dragon, which are also used as imperial roof decorations.
As architectural ornaments or waterspouts, they are comparable with Western gargoyles, but are not related to the mythological character.
Chiwen (Chinese: 蚩吻; pinyin: chīwěn; Wade–Giles: ch'ih-wen; lit. 'hornless-dragon mouth') is an roof ornamental motif in traditional Chinese architecture...
"orca". According to one version of the modern view, Shachihoko evolved from Chiwen, an animal in the Chinese tale from the Han dynasty (202 BC - 220 AD), and...
Rhabdophis chiwen, the Chiwen keelback, is a keelback snake in the family Colubridae. It is endemic to Sichuan (China) and known from its type locality...
that likes to drink water, and is typically used on bridge structures. The chīwěn 蚩吻, (Hybrid of fish and dragon) a creature that likes swallowing, are placed...
(狎魚), mythical lion (狻猊), auspicious seahorse, heavenly horse, lion, and chiwen (鴟吻, a son of dragon). The maximum number is seen in the lower image, taken...
pinnacle with two smaller gargoyles, Visby, Sweden Architectural sculpture Chiwen Nightmares in the Sky – Coffee table book by Stephen King and f-stop Fitzgerald...
architectural ornaments. Chinese dragon Chituma, steed of General Lü Bu. Chiwen, a dragon that protects against fires, floods, and typhoons. Crane in Chinese...
main ridge is a giant glazed Chiwen with colorful glaze and vivid style. It was made in the Yuan dynasty (1279-1368). Chiwen is a legendary animal with...
niú 囚牛], which like music, are used to adorn musical instruments. The [Chiwen, which like swallowing, are placed on both ends of the ridgepoles of roofs...
Rouran tribesmen surrendered. Meanwhile, in his absence, his generals Feng Chiwen (封敕文) and Pi Baozi (皮豹子) engaged Liu Song forces near the Ji River (濟水,...
Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) series [11] $20 Hong Kong 1850s picture Chiwen [12] $50 Hong Kong 1890s picture Bixi [13] $100 Hong Kong 1930s picture...
the temple's south side and houses the statues of two guardian kings. The Chiwen on both ends of the main ridge are the origin structures made in the Liao...
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