Chinese Dragon Art

Artistic representations of dragons in various media, reflecting traditional Chinese symbolism and artistry in vibrant colors and detailed designs.

Statue of Chinese dragon, Beijing, China

Nodding pagoda by Johann Joachim Kaendler, porcelain man, Meissen Porcelain around 1770, National Museum, Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Dragon Sculpture Photo Isolated Side view dragon sculpture photo isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/DanielxFerreira-LeitesxCiccarinox 13121834

Proteus or Glaucus, sculpture, Park of Monsters, also known as Sacred Wood, architect Pirro Ligorio, Bomarzo, Lazio. Italy, 16th century.

Giant's Hall in the Dresden Residential Palace

Stockholm, Sweden - 24 June, 2021: rebuilt models of statues from the Vasa warship in the Vasa museum in Stockholm

Mesopotamian art. Neo-Babylonian. Ishtar Gate, one of the eight gates of the inner wall of Babylon. Built in the year 575 B.C. during the reign of Nebuchadnezzar II (604-562 BC) using glazed blue brick with alternating rows of basrelief with dragons mushussu, also called sirrush, and aurochs. It was dedicated to the Babylonian goddess Ishtar. Rebuilt in 1930. A dragon. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Denmark.

Floral art pattern example on wood of the Ottoman time

Colorful Golden Goddess Riding Dragon, Beian Bridge, illuminated Hai River, Tianjin, China. Built in 1939. Mix of Chinese and European culture with Chinese and French Statues.

Marble figures, Da Nang, Vietnam, Asia

Shadow Puppet (Wayang Kulit) of ButoKepiting. Maker: Ki Enthus Susmono, Indonesian, 1966-2018

Siyah Kalem or 'Black Pen' is the name given to the 15th century school of painting attributed to Mehmed Siyah Kalem. Nothing is known of his life, but his work indicates that he was of Central Asian Turkic origin, and thoroughly familiar with camp and military life. The paintings appear in the 'Conquerors Albums', so named because two portraits of Sultan Mehmed II the Conqueror are present in one of them. The albums are made up of miniatures taken from manuscripts of the 14th, 15th, and early 16th centuries, and one series of paintings is inscribed 'work of Master Muḥammad Siyah Kalem'. Something of the style and techniques of Chinese paintings is apparent in these, and an acquaintance with Buddhist art, particularly in the depictions of grotesque demonic figures. It seems likely that certain paintings contained in the 'Conqueror's Albums' are of Chinese origin and may have been used as stylistic guides for painters in the Siyah Kalem tradition.

Detail of the Devil Door in Turin, Italy. Located in Via Vittorio Alfieri, dated around 1850. The legend says that this door was not there the evening before and it appears mysteriously the morning after

Floral art pattern example on wood of the Ottoman time

Arctic Canada, Nunavut, Baffin Island, Iqaluit (aka Frobisher Bay). Baffin Visitor Information Center. Large soapstone carving.

Nose sign golden lion in the main street in Lohr am Main, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

In the historic centre of Nuremberg, sculpture, the hare after Duerer by Juergen Goerk on Tiergaertnertorplatz, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Case (Inrō) with Design of Sages Seated on Verandah, One holding a Fan 17th-18th century Japan. Case (Inrō) with Design of Sages Seated on Verandah, One holding a Fan 58694

The large bronze dragon fountain sculpture at Butchart Gardens, Victoria, BC.

Floats and sculptures for the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Gilded relief on the facade of Wat Mai Temple, Luang Prabang, Luang Prabang Province, Laos, Asia

Terracotta army, Xian, Shaanxi Province, China

Painted peacock Naulakha Palace of Rajnagar Madhubani Bihar India Asia Copyright: xRajeshxVora/DinodiaxPhotox

Shark Mosaic Herculaneum Campania Italy

Shop window in the old town of Venice, Italy, Europe

Japan, Honshu, Tohoku, Aomori Prefecture, Nebuta Festival floats

PATIO-DRAGON ALADO-ESCULTURA EN BRONCE-DINASTIA QUING. Location: SOMMERPALAIS. Peking. China.

Terracotta army, Xian, Shaanxi Province, China

China/Taiwan: 'In Front of the Temple' (Changhua Nanyiao Temple, Changhua, Taiwan), oil on canvas, Chen Cheng-po/Chen Chengbo (1895-1947), 1936

Angel statue on a wall

Thailand Bangkok Temple of the Emerald Buddha Unpublished image 4. Swaan, Wim. 1966 or earlier Photographic production materials for Lost Cities of Asia: Ceylon, Pagan, Angkor Photographs of architecture were selected and digitized from these materials. Portraits, ethnographic images, and images of museum objects were excluded. Digital images are arranged geographically, first by country, then by city, then by site complex or monument, with all names in alphabetical order. Location names are derived from the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN)®, Library of Congress subject headings, and scholarly publications. Published images are followed by unpublished images. Versos of prints and slide mounts were not digitized. The information in any handwritten identifications found on these surfaces was incorporated into the metadata for individual images. All digital images are cropped to the edge of the frame and are not color-corrected. Photographic production materials for Lost Cities o

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Goguryeo or Koguryo was an ancient Korean kingdom located in present day northern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula, southern Manchuria, and southern Russian Maritime province. Along with Baekje and Silla, Goguryeo was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. Goguryeo was an active participant in the power struggle for control of the Korean peninsula as well as associated with the foreign affairs of neighboring polities in China and Japan. The Samguk Sagi, a 12th century CE Goryeo text, indicates that Goguryeo was founded in 37 BC by Jumong, a prince from Buyeo, although there is archaeological and textual evidence that suggests Goguryeo culture was in existence since the 2nd century BCE around the fall of Gojoseon, an earlier kingdom that also occupied southern Manchuria and northern Korea. Goguryeo was a major dynasty in Northeast Asia, until it was defeated by a Silla-Tang alliance in 668 CE. After its defeat, its territory was divided among the Unified Silla, Balhae, and Tang dy

Colorful artwork in St. John, Antigua

Italy, Sicily, Taormina, ceramic woman with lemons on wall.

Veneze Carnaval Masks, Florence, Italy

Gold-colored mythical animals decorate the gondola, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Mosaics, Park Gueell, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe

Terra Cotta warriors in Emperor Qin Shihuang's Tomb, Xian, Shaanxi, China

New Zealand, North Island, Auckland, Auckland War Memorial Museum, Maori Court, traditional Maori carving

Spain, Catalonia, Barcelona. Gaudi's Parc Guell. Gaudi's iconic dragon fountain using fragmented pottery, aka trencadis technique, that Gaudi was famous for. (Editorial Usage Only)

China, Macau, Hotel Grand Lisboa, Mammoth Ivory Carving depicting Grat Wall of China

Venice, gondola, detail, icon, mythological horse, Hippocampi

Statues in Rock Garden, Chandigarh, India Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Great Palace of Constantinople (East Roman period). Detail of one of the mosaics that decorated the pavements. Fight between eagle and snake. 4th-6th century. Great Palace Mosaics Museum. Istanbul, Turkey.

England, London, Greenwich, National Maritime Museum, Ships Figurehead's

Wall relief with lizards, Banska Stiavnica, Banskobystricky kraj, Slovakia, Europe

Italian 15th Century, Coat of Arms (right half) Coat of Arms right half?

Wooden Tree Sculpture: Close-up of Faces Carved in Wood, Handmade. Wooden Tree Sculpture: Close-up of Faces Carved in Wood, Handmad

Museum of the Terracotta Warriors, Mausoleum of the first Qin Emperor, Xian, Shaanxi Province, China, Asia

Human sculptures in Rock Garden, Chandigarh, India. Human sculptures in Rock Garden, Chandigarh, India. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 22015565

Batik Production. Handmade batik painting displayed in a batik shop. Yogyakarta. Indonesia.

Sculpture and the Chinese flags flying at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island, China, Asia

stone statue

Terracotta Warriors Museum, Xian, Shaanxi, China, Asia

Libreville Gabon

Earthernware tile with fish pattern, with underglaze blue and lusters on a white slip. Dated 1882

Sculpture at the Victory Monument, Phan Thiet, South Vietnam, Southeast Asia

Toronto Art

Sun sculpture on a wall, St. Augustine, Florida, USA

Eclectic Okinawan sculpture park near Yonehara Beach, Ishigaki, Yaeyama island group, Japan, Asia

Plaster heads, flat, decoration in Funchal, Madeira

Giardino dei Tarocchi by Niki de Saint Phalle, Capalbio, Province of Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Mural, Corte, Heart of the island of Corsica, Corte, Corsica, France, Europe

Little Rock, Arkansas. William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum. (Editorial Usage Only)

Half Rabbit, figure of a rabbit made of scrap and rubbish on the corner of a house, street art by Bordalo II, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal, Europe

Ceramics Studio Of Artist Jose Fuster In Jamimanitas, Havana, Cuba

Italy, Sicily, Taormina, Trinacria figure, symbol of Sicily

New Zaeland, Rotorua, Museum of Art and History, Close-up of Maori sculpture

Fusterlandia, Jaimanitas, Havana, Cuba. A creation of Jose Fuster, a cuban artist, painter and sculpture who's project is to redecorate his house and ...

Catania. Puppets Naples Brothers. Sicily. Italy

Carnival in Venice

Brazil, Rio de Janeiro. Plataforma. Carnival.

Art Deco tile with a floral motif, Blankenberge, West Flanders, Belgium, Europe

Mexico, Oaxaca, Ocotolan de Morelos. Irene Aguilar's workshop features large scale clay sculpture pieces by one of the four famous Aguilar sisters in Ocotlan de Morelos, just outside of Oaxaca City.

Cote d'Ivoire, Grand Bassam, Colourful sculptures of Cote d Ivoire

The handprint from famous American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer Sylvester Stallone set into the pavement of The All©e des toiles (Avenue of the Stars) in Cannes, France.

Blaine Kern s Mardi Gras World in New Orleans, Louisiana Blaine Kern s Mardi Gras World in New Orleans, Louisiana Copyright: xZoonar.com/RituxJethanix 21057654

Mosaic workmann at a street workshop, Souk, Marrakech, Morocco, Africa

Mexico, Guanajuato state, San Miguel. Casa de la Cuesta, a six bedroom bed & breakfast, where each room is decorated in Mexican folk art located in the colonial city of San Miguel de Allende. (Editorial Usage Only)

Stroll in Chongqing, Chongqing Province, China, Asia, Colourful flowering plant sculptures in the shape of butterflies in a park, Chongqing, Asia

Sculpture in front of house with graphite on the wall, La Macarena, Colombia, South America

Iago Vilamanya / "Sculpture by Iago Vilamanya (detail, side view)", 2010. Museum: Mercado del fondo, Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Barcelona, España.

The russian market. Art galery.

Blue tiles (Azulejos) on exterior of Chapel of Santa Catarina (Chapel of Souls), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Porto, Norte, Portugal, Europe

Carnival Artisans. Leonardo Zarama workshop, artisan float builder. Men modeling figure polystyrene.

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