The former of these is distinctly native work, with the exception of an architectural border, decorated chiefly with putti and griffins, etc.
"Fine Books"
Alfred W. Pollard
We come to a pagoda, and tall white griffins at its entrance staring up into the sky, strange, grotesque beasts-the white-wash they are covered with looks violet in the fading light.
"From Edinburgh to India & Burmah"
William G. Burn Murdoch
The entrance was like that of other pagodas, two white griffins looking up at the sky, with busy modern life at their feet.
"From Edinburgh to India & Burmah"
William G. Burn Murdoch