To view M. W. de Visser's 1913 work on the history of the Dragon in China and Japan you will need the DjVu web-browser plug-in, which you can obtain by clicking on the icon.

Once equipped you can access a fully searchable version or find the pages you want by clicking on the links below:

  • Title Page
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • VIII-IX
  • X-XI
  • Introduction
  • 2-3
  • 4-5
  • 6-7
  • 8-9
  • 10-11
  • 12-13
  • 14-15
  • 16-17
  • 18-19
  • 20-21
  • 22-23
  • 24-25
  • 26-27
  • 28-29
  • 30-31
  • 32-33
  • 34-35 Book I. Dragon in China
  • 36-37 Chap. I, Dragon in Chinese Classics
  • 38-39
  • 40-41
  • 42-43 Chap. II, Divination & Geomancy
  • 44-45 Fighting dragons
  • 46-47 Dragons during 500AD period
  • 48-49 Ten fireballs fell
  • 50-51
  • 52-53
  • 54-55
  • 56-57
  • 58-59
  • 60-61
  • 62-63 Chap. III, Large light-giving mountain gods
  • 64-65
  • 66-67 What dragons like & dislike
  • 68-69
  • 70-71 Shape of dragons
  • 72-73 Different kinds of dragons
  • 74-75
  • 76-77
  • 78-79
  • 80-81
  • 82-83
  • 84-85
  • 86-87
  • 88-89 Dragon pearls, eggs
  • 90-91 Dragon parts
  • 92-93
  • 94-95
  • 96-97 Dragon blood
  • 98-99 Chap. IV, Ornaments
  • 100-01
  • 102-03 Dragons and the ball
  • 104-05
  • 106-07
  • 108-09 Chap. V, Causing rain, thunder
  • 110-11 Violent storms
  • 112-13
  • 114-15
  • 116-17
  • 118-19
  • 120-21
  • 122-23 Chap. VI, Emperors & dragons
  • 124-25
  • 126-27 Chap. VII, Transformations
  • 128-29
  • 130-31
  • 132-33 Chap. VIII, Indian Naga in China
  • 134-35 Book II. Dragon in Japan
  • 136-37 Chap. I, Japan's dragon gods
  • 138-39
  • 140-41
  • 142-43
  • 144-45
  • 146-47 Chap. II, Flying dragon as horse
  • 148-49
  • 150-51
  • 152-53 Chap. III, Causing rain
  • 154-55
  • 156-57
  • 158-59
  • 160-61
  • 162-63
  • 164-65
  • 166-67
  • 168-69 Dragon hole
  • 170-71
  • 172-73 Dragon women in ponds
  • 174-75 Stirring up dragons with iron
  • 176-77 Eight dragon kings
  • 178-79 Chap. IV, Indian Naga in Japan
  • 180-81
  • 182-83
  • 184-85
  • 186-87
  • 188-89
  • 190-91
  • 192-93
  • 194-95 Curses wrought by dragons
  • 196-97 Chap. V, Chinese, Indian, & Japanese
  • 198-99 Thunder-god
  • 200-01
  • 202-03
  • 204-05 Chap. VI, Dragon Lantern
  • 206-07
  • 208-09
  • 210-11
  • 212-13
  • 214-15 Chap. VII, Dragon's eggs in Japan
  • 216-17
  • 218-19 Thunderstones
  • 220-21 Chap. VIII, Dragons that ascended
  • 222-23
  • 224-25 Chap. IX, Dragons in place names
  • 226-27
  • 228-29
  • 230-31 Chap. X, Conclusions
  • 232-33
  • 234-35
  • 236-37
  • 238-39 Brief index
  • 240-41
  • 242-errata

  • HOME

    •