Chi-dragon pattern of chi dragons

A typical ancient Han traditional decorative pattern used for house doors and windows, furniture, porcelain and clothing. Chi-dragon is an animal in ancient legends, belongs to the category of dragon. "Shuowen - insect department" has explained: "chi, if the dragon and yellow, the north is called the ground mole cricket." Its shape is coiled and ambling, called coiled chi dragon. The body is relatively stout, some for the double-tailed.

Chi dragons were first seen on Shang and Zhou bronzes. Is very close to the dragon pattern of a theme, so there is also "chi dragon", the tail also has a corner type and the difference between the type of curly grass. If the details, the head and claws are not quite like a dragon, but draws on the image of beasts, the body is not carved scales and armor, body fat and thin, can be very different. Pattern design, than the dragon pattern has greater freedom, with chi dragons to decorate the long edges, filling the square, curling round, can be ironed into a chapter. It is for this reason that it has become the most common floral motif.

Influenced by the retro style, the Song dynasty porcelains appear in large quantities chi dragon decorative pattern. Song Ding kiln to print, scratching techniques in porcelain plates, bowls, vases and other objects decorated with chi dragons. Jingdezhen kilns at the end of the Yuan dynasty have glazed red molding paste chi dragons such as high-footed cups and other famous products. Ming and qing dynasty porcelain chi dragons have coiled chi dragon, group chi dragon, double chi dragon and other forms, the expression of most of the painting, occasional plastic paste.

Beijing palace museum collection of ming jiajing white glaze red chi dragon bottle, with a coiled chi dragon coiled around the neck and shoulders of the white bottle, red and white reflecting, brilliant. Dingling unearthed Ming Wanli yellow glaze purple color three chi dragon foot furnace, with three chi dragons upside down into the foot, chi dragon body becomes the furnace belly on the stacked plastic decorations, well conceived, simple and ancient style, admirable. Late Ming kilns on the blue and white porcelain chi dragon pattern emerges in large quantities, the brush is sketchy but quite elegant. Qing Kangxi cowpea red Taibai Zun is carved with fine lines of chi dragons, showing the aesthetic interest in the pursuit of excellence at a time of prosperity.