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China / Tibet: A coiled Tibetan dragon represented on a 19th century Tibetan rug

China / Tibet: A coiled Tibetan dragon represented on a 19th century Tibetan rug

The dragon exists in Tibetan mythology either as a wood dragon or, more usually, in its more spectacular form as a thunder dragon. It is often portrayed in flight on Tibetan rugs and carpets with a depiction of stylized clouds. They are called brug or thunder dragons.