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chīshǒu 螭 首; 'hornless dragon+head' or chītóu 螭 頭; 'hornless dragon+head'—"an architectural adornment; gargoyle" pánchīwén 蟠 螭 文; 'coiled+hornless dragon+pattern'—"carved patterns of sinuous dragons (esp. on pillars/bronzes)" chībì 螭 陛; 'hornless dragon+throne'—"steps of the imperial palace; the Emperor"
Dragon (Dutch: Draak) is a wood engraving print created by Dutch artist M. C. Escher in April 1952, depicting a folded paper dragon perched on a pile of crystals. [1] It is part of a sequence of images by Escher depicting objects of ambiguous dimension, including also Three Spheres I, Doric Columns, Drawing Hands and Print Gallery.
chime, Metropolitan Museum of Art. finial in the shape of dragon's head, Metropolitan Museum of Art. Monument at Godal Temple, showing dragon-tortoise hybrid. The dragon's head and wind chime is an elaborate type of gilt bronze Korean wind chime and Korean dragon sculpture of later Silla / early Goryeo art, probably serving as a roof end tile figure on a Korean Buddhist temple or Korean palace.
The phrase caput draconis means "dragon's head" (or "head of the dragon") in Latin. Caput Draconis may also refer to: The "head" of the constellation Draco, consisting of the stars Eltanin, Rastaban, Kuma, and Grumium; The ascending lunar node; Caput Draconis (geomancy), a geomantic figure in divination; Dracocephalum, a genus of plants
In the Song dynasty, chiwen fully replaced the chiwei and adopted a more dragon-like appearance while also retaining some of their predecessor's bird-like features such as wings or bird's head. The technical treastise Yingzao Fashi details the proper elements and terminology of the chiwen and formalises their construction and measurements.
Dragon is a mysterious animal made real and imaginal animal's strength. The dragon became accepted as the head of all animals. Because dragon has infinite power, people thought of the dragon as a mysterious creature. dragon pattern in Korea, 'Jangansa' Buddhist temple. Phoenix; Iran means Phoenix up with a rod and the female, the male sulfur.
Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; Appearance. move to sidebar hide. Dragon's Head may refer to, Dragon's head, plants of the genus ...
The number of jieba scars that a monk will receive ranges from three to twelve, [5] [8] though historically as many as eighteen have been used. [7] The meaning of the jieba varies, with some definitions being refuge in the three jewels, or alternatively symbolizing the three Buddhist characteristics of discipline, concentration, and wisdom, [9] especially when these marks are made in multiples ...