do you know anything about the history of the Yongle Emperor's giraffe, btw? I have a vague sense of its being confused with all sorts of other animals (including the unicorn (ki-rin?) and, again IIRC, rhinoceros), but beyond that I have no idea how it was received in China; if there's any comparison to be made with the reception of exotica in Europe over the next few hundred years.
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Date: 2009-01-13 11:23 pm (UTC)