Jump to content
Chinese-Forums
  • Sign Up

Art: Chinese dragons


speldwiday

Recommended Posts

From my research, I've hit multiple sources describing 9 unique types of dragons in Chinese lore, however I haven't found too many actual pictures or scans of Chinese illustartions of these creatures. Does anyone know of any online resources that have pictures of scans of each of the different types of dragons and visually show how they're different? The best would be a site that shows classic authentic Chinese art depicting these dragons.

Thanks in advance.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 4 weeks later...
  • 5 weeks later...

In the book I read recently, the 9 dragon sons were described by their defining characteristics, but then more importantly, how they were then used in the home/living space (ie: 3rd son is often the dragon on the roof, the 8th son is the design on plates, etc).

I'm not sure which is which, but I thought the most interesting bit was the fact that each of these dragon-symbols were relegated to different uses in the home (or at least in the Imperial Palace)

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 4 weeks later...

Join the conversation

You can post now and select your username and password later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Click here to reply. Select text to quote.

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...