Art

The Lotus and the Dragon, very numerous b&w photo illustrations and line drawings, 8 pp colour photo plates, maps, list of Chinese dynasties, bibliography, notes, glossary and index, 240 pp, sewn paperback, in very good condition with uncreased spine, Trustees of the British Museum 1984

27.5 x 21.2 cm, 900g, ISBN 0 71411 431 6

That is, flower and animal designs - see below the description from the book’s rear cover.

The book appears never to have been issued in hardback on this side of the Atlantic – the few (very expensive) hardback copies offered for sale have American imprints.  At any rate, all editions are long out of print.