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6. Louisa Cunningham, in describing the Yale piece, links the
dragons on that vessel to Song-dynasty chi dragons: see Neill
1982,82. There is an extensive bibliography available on dragons
in Chinese art. See Rawson 1984, 93-98; and Yang, Li, and Xu
1988. The best discussion of dragon types, especially chi and
long, can be found in Wirgin 1979,186-190.
7. Yang 1988,3: 56,135, no. 157, repro.; and Li 1989,146-147,129,
repro. Both use haishui long: Li 1989,164, no. 147, reproduces a
yellow glazed cup with what are specifically called chi dragons,
and they are quite different from the dragons on this vase, being
small-headed with short bodies.
8. Cort, Stuart, and Tarn 1993, 40. Stuart makes the connection
with Chen Rong.
9. Yang 1988, 3: 56,135, no. 157, repro.

REFERENCES
1947 Christensen: 26, 32, repro.; 1956: 30, 32, fig. 14.
1955-1958 Koyama et al.: 12,176, fig. 18.

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