# Charger with a qilin

- By: anonymous
- Date: c. 1350
- Medium: glaze, cobalt (mineral), porcelain
- Classification: platter
- Dimensions: diameter 25.1 cm
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/AK-RBK-1965-88--7adc8c805dfffa8869be2211cf4c4943)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/ZvUbb/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

This charger is painted with a qilin, a mythical beast. According to legend, a qilin has the scaly skin of a dragon, the body of a deer and the hooves and tail of an ox. It is a benign creature, which refrains from stepping on insects or eating live grass. The qilin possesses both male (qi) and female (lin) powers.