Dragons

Dragons on Heraldic Art. 

 

Dragon ring (Rijksmuseum AK-MAK-1228). China - 1100-1300

Knight and dragon candlestick (Rijksmuseum BK-16917). Germany - ca. 1200-50

Red and gold silk with dragon medallions (Rijksmuseum BK-NM-11566). ca. 1250-1299 

Finial in the Shape of a Dragon Head (Brooklyn Museum 84.36). Korea - 14th C.

Bowl (V&A Museum C.142-1928). China - 1488-1505

Iron Fitting with Dragon Decoration (Brooklyn Museum 1989.176.3). Tibet - ca. 15th C.

Winged Dragon with a Balance (National Gallery of Art 1957.14.750.b). Italy – late 15th-early 16th C.

Dragon (Museum für Asiatische Kunst 1980-34). Japan - first half of 16th C.

Dragon dish (Brooklyn Museum 2003.30). China - 1522-66

"Bahram Gur with the Dragon" from Khamsa of Niẓāmī (LACMA M.73.5.589). Iran - ca. 1560 

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