Dear descendants of the dragon, happy New Year!
Jiachen is already a year"The "Dragon" is back in the picture, and the dragon is probably the most concerned and mysterious of the 12 zodiac signs. From ancient times to the present, the dragon has always been the top of popularity and has an irreplaceable position in the hearts of the Chinese people. The dragon in the long river of history is a symbol of gods and prestige, the embodiment of ancient emperors and kingship, and the spiritual totem of the Chinese nation.
The dragon pattern is an important representative of traditional Chinese patterns, and its image is not fixed. For thousands of years, the shape of the dragon has changed with different connotations, and various forms have been derived from ancient artworks.
The Year of the Dragon says that the dragon pattern, please choose one or two of its typical.
Kui dragon pattern.
The dragon pattern is one of the traditional patterns born in the Bronze Age, and has a pivotal position in the history of the development of Chinese arts and crafts. The dragon pattern refers to a kind of dragon-shaped side image in the form of a crawl, with one eye, open mouth, curly lips, one foot, and curly tail, which is elongated, and mostly two and two opposites, appearing in pairs, with aesthetic characteristics such as symmetry, balance, and rhythm.
Kui dragon pattern (** from the Internet).
The dragon pattern is commonly used as a decorative pattern on bronzes. It is often applied to the mouth or foot side and waist of the Gui, 卣, Zun, and Yi. Influenced by bronze ware, ancient jade, enamel, porcelain, furniture and other crafts often used the kui dragon pattern as decoration.
lot 3607
Early Qing Dynasty Huanghuali Kui dragon pattern rose chair.
Price realised: RMB 977,500
China Guardian Autumn Auction 2020.
The Kui dragon pattern symbolizes the authority of the dragon in ancient times, and the Kui dragon pattern on the utensils takes into account the significance of power and status, which is an important embodiment of the ancient etiquette system and feudal hierarchy.
Dragon's pattern.
As a kind of dragon pattern, the dragon pattern has some similarities with the kui dragon pattern in terms of image.
Western Jin Dynasty dragon pattern gold buckle.
It is now in the Hunan Museum.
Guangya" records:"No horns. Therefore, when we identify such ornamentation on an ancient artifact, we usually classify the hornless as a dragon.
lot 3270
Qing Qianlong slurry tire blue and white dragon pattern cover bowl.
Price realised: RMB 690,000
China Guardian Spring Auction 2023.
The body of the dragon pattern in different periods is fat and thin, and there is a huge difference. Four-legged, long-tailed, hornless heads and gecko- or lizard-like reptile ornaments are now grouped into this category.
Beaulieu dragon pattern.
Beaulieu pattern, also known as"Coiled dragon pattern", the dragon refers to the dragon that lies dormant on the ground and is coiled and surrounded, and there is no ** dragon, also known as""Roll the dragon pattern", that is, the body of the dragon is coiled into a circle with the dragon's head as the center, and it is generally decorated in the center of the disc utensils. The dragon-shaped giant head has two horns, the eyes are round, the body is like a snake, there are scales, and the whole is in a coiled posture.
Shang Pan dragon pattern plate.
It is now in the collection of the National Palace Museum in Taipei.
The dragon pattern was first used as a decoration on bronzes, which was more popular in the Shang Dynasty, and later was mostly used in the decoration of buildings.
Cross-dragon pattern.
As the name suggests, a dragon pattern refers to a pattern made up of two or more dragons' torsos intertwined with each other.
Jiaolong pattern (** from the Internet).
The structure is different, there is a single continuum, that is, the torso of the dragon is regularly intertwined and connected in the same direction; There are also multiple dragons intertwined, in a multi-stacked style, and the form is ever-changing.
lot 2505
Qing Qianlong pastel treasure flower dragon ear bottle.
Price realised: RMB 3,680,000
China Guardian Autumn Auction 2015.
Another kind of "cockroach pattern" is a kind of ornamental unit composed of two or more small dragons intersecting, densely spread on the surface of the utensils, popular from the late Spring and Autumn period to the early Warring States period.
Abduction dragon pattern.
Abduction dragon pattern, also known as"Kidnapping stripes". The dragon head is highly simplified on the basis of maintaining the basic shape, and the dragon body is a combination of back grain and curly grass pattern, which is a kind of twig pattern deformed from the dragon pattern.
lot 4572
Qing Qianlong red sandalwood abduction dragon pattern plate foot.
Price realised: RMB 3,220,000
China Guardian Spring Auction 2022.
Abduction dragon pattern, take the dragon's"Rich", curly grass pattern"Continuous".
Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty red sandalwood abduction dragon pattern plate foot (partial).
The abductor dragon pattern is not as strong and majestic as the traditional Kui dragon pattern, but appears to have clear lines, rigidity and softness, and is widely used in furniture, porcelain and other categories.
In addition to the above several representative variants of the dragon pattern, we are most familiar with and common is the dragon pattern of the Ming and Qing dynasties. At this time, the dragon pattern is more concrete, although each period is slightly different in detail and form and temperament, but basically follows the stereotyped in the Northern Song Dynasty before and after the method of painting dragons - three stops and nine likes, and gradually towards stylization, unity and perfection.
lot 3577
Qing Kangxi green color cloud dragon dark carved sea water pattern**.
Price realised: RMB 598,000
Guardian Four Seasons 53rd Spring Auction.
According to Song Guo Ruoxu's "Pictures and Stories": "three stops" that is, "the head to the arm, the arm to the waist, and the waist to the tail" The length of the three parts is equal, and the "nine like" refers to "the horns are like a deer, the head is like a camel, the eyes are like a rabbit, the neck is like a snake, the abdomen is like a mirage, the scales are like a fish, the claws are like an eagle, the palm is like a tiger, and the ears are like a cow". Its shape is abundant, the common ones are cloud dragon pattern, group dragon pattern, ascending dragon pattern, descending dragon pattern, etc., and its figure can be found in the ancient artifacts handed down from generation to generation.
lot 2121
Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty picks up the color of the double dragon to hold the longevity of the horn box.
Price realised: RMB 1,344,000
China Guardian Autumn Auction 2009.
The dragon, as the carrier of the spiritual consciousness and aesthetic connotation of generations of Chinese, has become a unique cultural symbol in China and has penetrated into all levels of society. Dragons are also a favorite subject in the collecting world, and they always attract wide attention whenever they appear at auction.
It's better to see than to hear, and many lots with dragon elements are offered at every auction at China Guardian.
Looking for dragon traces, collecting dragon luck, you might as well come to the Guardian auction preview site to check in in in the Year of the Dragon, and look for it while shopping!