I bought an small statue today.It's a "chinese dragon"(very thick body),with it's front,right paw on the head of a smaller creature.Does it's posture or having it's paw that way symbolize anything?
2006-08-30 17:56:01 · 4 answers · asked by L.T. 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Sculpture
does it look part lion (body) part dragon (head)? is the paw on a smaller "cub" that is on it's back? if so..you've got 1 of 2 statues that were first displayed in the forbidden city in beijing (then there have been replicas eeeeeeeeverywhere). you've got the female version (which represents the empress)...the "cub" is a baby boy because that's what they desired most--an heir to the thrown. the other version is a male (the emperor) which looks very similar except the paw is on a ball which represents power......im not sure this is exactly what you've got but that's what i can think of. it would help if you showed a picture of it..
if it looks like this: http://www.bsu.edu/world2000/research/owens/2forbidcl.jpg
then it's what im talking about...
if it doesnt...sorry!
2006-08-30 18:06:10 · answer #1 · answered by hello_out_there 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In most sculpture ever posture or position is carrying a meaning. I know this mostly from public sculptures of people on horseback and the positions of the various legs.
couldn't find more on wiki yet.
2006-08-30 23:28:22 · answer #2 · answered by David Y 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep ! It's getting ready to Throw out a Flame !
2006-08-30 18:00:44 · answer #3 · answered by gvaporcarb 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don-no, perhaps the art museum can help or library.com they have a research on-line
2006-08-30 18:04:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋