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Gouache painting of a coiled mythical creature with a dragon head and a spiral body of ornate yellow, red and green scrolls on aged paper.

A yali (?), a mythical animal with the body of a peacock and the head of a dragon. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.

A coiled, mythical creature with a dragon-like head and a spiraling body of ornate, feather-like scrolls in yellow, red, green and white fills the sheet. Its open-jawed head faces right on a long curving neck, painted in gouache on paper with a soft, aged tone.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[between 1800 and 1899?]
Medium
Gouaches Paintings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3798 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1909.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Yali, animal mítico con cuerpo de pavo real y cabeza de dragón, gouache

Una criatura mítica enroscada, con cabeza similar a la de un dragón y un cuerpo en espiral de volutas ornamentales parecidas a plumas, en amarillo, rojo, verde y blanco, llena la hoja. Su cabeza de mandíbulas abiertas mira a la derecha, al final de un cuello largo y curvo, pintada en gouache sobre papel de tono suave y envejecido.

Português: Yali, animal mítico com corpo de pavão e cabeça de dragão, guache

Uma criatura mítica enrolada, com cabeça semelhante à de um dragão e um corpo em espiral de volutas ornamentais parecidas com penas, em amarelo, vermelho, verde e branco, preenche a folha. Sua cabeça de mandíbulas abertas olha para a direita, no fim de um pescoço longo e curvo, pintada em guache sobre papel de tom suave e envelhecido.