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China / Tibet: Tibetan dragon, 19th century

China / Tibet: Tibetan dragon, 19th century

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.