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Armenia: Archbishop John of Cicilia in robes displaying a Chinese dragon, 1287.

Armenia: Archbishop John of Cicilia in robes displaying a Chinese dragon, 1287.

Archbishop John of Cilician Armenia, in a painting from 1287. His dress displays a Chinese dragon, an indication of Chinese artistic influence via the Mongol Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368).

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