Nine Dragons Playing Pearl Wood Carving ,Only One !!!

Description: Normal 0 false false false EN-US ZH-CN X-NONE Nine Dragons Playing Pearl. Dragon (Long in Chinese pinyin) is the totem of the Chinese nation. It is composed of body parts of animals, such as deer horn, camel head, snake body, fish scales, talons of falcon, ears of bull, etc., represents the fusion of different ethnics living in ancient China. The dragon always has ever-changing forms of presence, while each form has its unique name and meaning: Fei Long (flying dragon) flies in the sky, Pan Long (dragon on the earth) lies over the mountains, Qian Long (diving dragon) dives into water, Jiao Long (leaping dragon) springs out of water. A flying dragon is always accompanied with auspicious clouds, and a leaping dragon raises waves. The genuine dragon spits out pearl, with its variations playing around. Sometimes it presents its forms, while some other times, it hides its traces. Dragon has tens of thousands variations and exists everywhere in the world. With these unique characteristics, dragon has gradually evolved to a symbol of imperial power: the emperor would name himself as Son of Heaven and Genuine Dragon, his chair would be called Dragon’s Chair, and his palaces Dragon’s Palaces. The dragon represents here power and dignity and wealth. “Nine” is a simple natural number. However, it means the extreme of numbers and infinite according to Chinese philosophy. “Nine Dragons” thus have the meaning of extremely high power and infinite dignity and wealth. At the same time, this wooden sculpture “Nine Dragons Playing Pearl” has implication to the five fundamental elements of universe in ancient Chinese philosophy, which are: gold (means herein metal), wood, water, fire and earth. The Chinese ancestors believed that the world consisted of these five elements. The pearl in the mouth of dragon was made of “gold” and refined by “fire”. This can be recognized by the flame on the dragon pearl. A Pan Dragon (Dragon on the earth) lies over the mountain which implies “earth”. Jiao Long (leaping dragon) springs out of “water”. Finally, the whole artistic work is sculptured on roots of a tree. Gold, wood, water, fire and earth are harmonically fused into this great work of art.

Price: 390000 USD

Location: Eagle Point, Oregon

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