The sculpture would have been what was called a ridge beast, or an ornamentation placed on the corners and edges of roofs or along the upper ridge, archaeologists said. While dragon iconography is far ...
The sculpture is made of granite and meant to represent a Chinese dragon. A stainless-steel collar is wrapped around the dragon’s neck. Zhao said it looked as if it were choking. “It was a ...
Charles had a go at applying gold leaf to the ornate 19th century Chinese-inspired artefact which ... The King concentrates as he applies gold leaf to the dragon (Royal Collection Enterprises ...
The sculpture would have been what was ... While dragon iconography is far from unique in Chinese architecture and art, a ceramic dragon head from this era is incredibly rare, according to the ...