INktober and Monochrome Painting

 #inktober again so lets look at monochrome paintings this month

Here's a very famous Chinese painting of a horse.

Its possible there was originally some tinting given the age of this work but black is the dominant color and it certainly shows how a Chinese brush maestro could do with a limited palette but superb mastery of ink and gradients ranging from solid darks to lighter washes and lines.

Follow me this month for more masterworks using ink!

Eisen - Water Dragons

 #Eisen #dragon 

Lets finish off the Dragon series with this splendid Eisen Print !

These three toed water dragons are just as impressive as their five toed Imperial Kin despite being blue gray and not golden yellow. 

Such a wonderful composition too intertwining but not tangled spirals and curves full of energy and strength!

AUTUMN MOON

#autumnmoon, #moon, #shinhanga 

 Actually I have no idea what time of the year this image was set but it shows a full moon and its Autumn / Spring moon next festival and its gorgeous Shin Hanga Print!

Here's wishing any and all of my viewers readers and followers an enjoyable festival!

Don't overdo it with those Moon Cakes!

RED QING DRAGON

RED QING DRAGON 

 #dragon #Qing #ceramics

 This one of those masterpieces of Qing Ceramics that are almost too clever in their combination of technique and imagery. Why?

That particular red hue was quite difficult to achieve. Reds from either copper or iron had to have special firings within certain temperature ranges. In addition to the perfect coloring of the glaze and the detailed complex painting whoever made the pot sprigged carved or molded a raised area for the dragons! # different artisans and technicians combined their skills into this exquisite vessel. 

Dragons 3D

#dragons #sculpture  

DRAGONS 3D - A medley 

(in Asian sculptures) 

Dragons don't just feature on Ceramics Prints and Paintings. 

Here's some 3D imagery.

From Korea a sculpture in metal.

Vietnam a stone balustrade both sculpture and architecture 

this Japanese sculpture has movable parts  !

 and a second Vietnamese Dragon 

low relief ceramic 

Japanese Embroidered Dragon

JAPANESE EMBROIDERED DRAGONS

White and Gold Threads on a Red background. 

Note the variety of Stitch types used to create depth and texture.

More dragons yet to come !

 

Dragons in Tibetan ART

A Medley of Dragons from Tibet 

#dragons #tibet #tibetan #tibetanart 

 A pair of lively colorful dragons - note the different way of rendering clouds.

The Tibetans seem to have preferred their dragons speckled ?

though this pair are more like Chinese dragons but notice the distinct mountain peak motif! 

Notice the use of blue and white in this Tibetan work. Bold and beautiful!