Wednesday, October 9, 2019

dragons in chinese art ... a scrapbook, to be consolidated as and when ...


























https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_dragon#targetText=The%20dragon%20is%20also%20a,his%20imperial%20strength%20and%20power.




















































































































































































https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/40454







































































chen rong's nine dragons

https://beyond-calligraphy.com/2012/03/06/nine-sons-of-the-dragon-king/



























































































































https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chen_Rong_(painter)
























































short introduction to the role of dragons in chinese culture, probably written for american tourists


and an introduction to "bixi" ...




the nine dragon wall ... 





















































A GOLD AND SILVER-INLAID BRONZE 'DRAGON' BRUSH REST Song/Yuan Dynasty Modelled in the form of two coiled archaistic dragons, both depicted with sharp eyes and decorated with gold and silver-inlays along the bodies, the elongated and wavy body moulded to hold brushes, the legs constructed to be the support, box. 15.6cm (6 1/8in) long 

























... to be continued ...



leonardo's vitruvian man ... the museum in florence won't lend it ... and you can't blame them




























https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitruvian_Man