andthedragon
Here There Be Dragons
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And Other Fantastical Beasts
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andthedragon · 9 months ago
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Isn’t it that straw dragon amazing? I want to make one now :D (seen on)
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andthedragon · 9 months ago
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A powerful and rare green and russet jade 'dragon head' architectural ornament, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368)
Courtesy Alain Truong
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andthedragon · 9 months ago
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Fluted Ring with Dragon Head (Huan), 475-221 BC, Cleveland Museum of Art: Chinese Art
Size: Overall: 9.1 cm (3 9/16 in.) Medium: jade (nephrite)
https://clevelandart.org/art/1985.75
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andthedragon · 9 months ago
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Bronze Dragon 铜坐龙 China, Tang Dynasty(618 -907) Unearthed From Shi Siming tomb, Fengtai District, Beijing. Shi Siming(703—761) Capital Museum of Beijing 丰台区林家坟史思明墓出土 首都博物馆
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andthedragon · 9 months ago
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Ornate kasthane dated 1759, Sri Lanka
from Czerny's International Auction House
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andthedragon · 9 months ago
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andthedragon · 9 months ago
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two blue dragons devouring two red people
in the marginalia of marco antonio ceresa's "somnium delphili", italy, ca. 1513
source: Milan, Biblioteca Ambrosiana, C 20 inf. (S.P.5bis), fol. 11 recto.
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andthedragon · 9 months ago
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Happy Year of the Dragon!
I love the idea of kintsugi so here's a porcelain dragon that highlights the broken seams with gold. Despite all the pains of hardships in life, we are beautiful.
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andthedragon · 9 months ago
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I really enjoy working in this style.
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andthedragon · 9 months ago
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Bard With the Black Arrow by Breathing2004
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andthedragon · 9 months ago
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Simple Smaug design, technically part of another project :3
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andthedragon · 9 months ago
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Saint's Glory
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andthedragon · 9 months ago
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One from 2020 that I still really like :3
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andthedragon · 9 months ago
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“The red dragon’s head appears larger than it is, so close to its victim’s shuddering gaze, and so do its paper-maché teeth. Its humble operator, the size of a pet, manages a pole wrapped in silk-cloth that simulates a beast’s animal movements. There are many such things—those that frighten more than they do harm. If you look past its sharp teeth, you may find a soft if mischievous friend.”
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andthedragon · 9 months ago
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Happy Lunar New Year!
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andthedragon · 9 months ago
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Two dragons presenting a heart-shaped amber, buried 1647-1658 From the tomb of Lady Chen, wife of Tong Bonian, in Dengfushan outside of the Zhonghua gate, Nanjing, China Amber and ruby; gold with repoussé and filigree designs. Housed at the Nanjing Municipal Museum
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andthedragon · 9 months ago
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Scythian Gold Double Dragon Torc Necklace from Central Asia (200 BC - 0)
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