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Nine Dragons (九龍圖卷; Jiǔlóngtú juǎn) is a handscroll painting by Chinese artist Chen Rong. [1] Painted in 1244, it depicts the apparitions of dragons soaring amidst clouds, mists, whirlpools, rocky mountains and fire, the painting refers to the dynamic forces of nature in Daoism and the liquid, water-like essence of the Tao. [2]
Now in the Hunan Museum, it is one of the "Chinese cultural relics forbidden to be exhibited abroad", announced by the Chinese government in 2002. The painting is in a rectangular shape, 37.5 cm in height and 28 cm in width. The silk cloth is dark brown in colour with a flat-line pattern.
The "Six principles of Chinese painting" were established by Xie He, a writer, art historian and critic in 5th century China, in "Six points to consider when judging a painting" (繪畫六法, Pinyin: Huìhuà Liùfǎ), taken from the preface to his book "The Record of the Classification of Old Painters" (古畫品錄; Pinyin: Gǔhuà Pǐnlù ...
The word itself comes from the Ancient Greek word "draconta," which means "to watch." In Chinese, the word for dragon is "loong" or "long." ... Chinese dragons actually come in a variety of sizes ...
Chinese dragons [note 2] C-shaped dragon/ Ring-like dragon Hong (rainbow-dragon) Hongshan Jade dragon Panlong [4] Shuanglong [14] Zhulong Curly and coiled dragon Azure dragon: Kuilong (夔龙) [4] Panchi [4] Zisunlong (子孙龙) Long dragon or mang dragon: 3-clawed dragons/ 4-clawed dragons, also called mang (蟒, lit. "python")/ 5-clawed dragons
In ancient China, painting and calligraphy were the most highly appreciated arts in court circles and were produced almost exclusively by amateurs, aristocrats and scholar-officials who alone had the leisure to perfect the technique and sensibility necessary for great brushwork. Calligraphy was thought to be the highest and purest form of painting.
The ancient Chinese self-identified as "the gods of the dragon" because the Chinese dragon is an imagined reptile that represents evolution from the ancestors and qi energy. [10] Dragon-like motifs of a zoomorphic composition in reddish-brown stone have been found at the Chahai site (Liaoning) in the Xinglongwa culture (6200–5400 BC). [2]
A traditional Chinese New Year dragon dance is performed in Liverpool’s Chinatown in January 2023. Credit - Getty Images. T he last time China’s birth rates peaked was in 2012: that year, for ...