Monday, February 25, 2019

Dragons

A Babylonian Dragon: a favorite from the Detroit Institute of Arts, where we often enjoy the collections.


A Chinese Dragon embroidered on an Imperial robe, 1700s-1800s. (DIA)
"Dragon and Tiger," attributed to Maruyama Okyo, Japanese, 1733-1795. (DIA)
Detail of the dragon from the screen by Okyo.


Many wonderful dragon images are in the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. For me, a dragon should have a really goofy looking face, like the one above by Japanese artist Kano Seisen'in Osanobu (1796–1846). I found it in a slide show of dragon images from the Boston museum. I haven't been there in years, but I remember the dragons.

What made me think about dragons? In fact it was this dragon roll at the Slurping Turtle Restaurant in Ann Arbor.
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5 comments:

  1. Cloudia2/25/2019 12:12 PM

    Wonderful captures!

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  2. Linda2/26/2019 12:59 AM

    Love the art dragons!

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  3. PerthDailyPhoto2/26/2019 6:21 AM

    A goofy dragon is definitely the best 😊 How fabulous is the name 'Slurping Turtle', love it Mae 😀

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  4. Jeanie2/26/2019 8:36 AM

    It's time to hit the DIA again. Too many museums. Too little time...

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  5. Tina3/02/2019 6:59 AM

    Such a creative and beautiful plating with the dragon roll. I like sushi but haven’t been to a good sushi restaurant here in a while.

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