Chinese Dragon (龙) with Flaming Pearl (宝珠) and Bats (蝙蝠) Antler Carving
Chinese Dragon (龙) with Flaming Pearl (宝珠) and Bats (蝙蝠) Antler Carving
Material: Sika Deer (Cervus nippon) Antler (by natural shedding)
Origin: China
Color: Light Yellowish White
Treatment: None / Bee's Wax Finish
Approximate Dimensions: 6.3cm x 4.1cm x 1.6cm
Weight: 47g
10% of this purchase will be donated to GreenPeace East Asia
The Chinese dragon, also known as loong, long or lung, is a legendary creature in Chinese mythology, Chinese folklore, and Chinese culture at large.
They traditionally symbolize potent and auspicious powers, particularly control over water, rainfall, typhoons, and floods. The dragon is also a symbol of power, strength, and good luck for people who are worthy of it in East Asian culture.
During the days of Imperial China, the Emperor of China usually used the dragon as a symbol of his imperial strength and power. In Chinese culture, excellent and outstanding people are compared to a dragon, while incapable people with no achievements are compared to other, disesteemed creatures, such as a worm.
A number of Chinese proverbs and idioms feature references to a dragon, such as "Hoping one's child will become a dragon" (望子成龙)
Many pictures of Chinese dragons show a flaming pearl under their chin or in their claws. The pearl is associated with spiritual energy, wisdom, prosperity, power, immortality, thunder, or the moon. Chinese art often depicts a pair of dragons chasing or fighting over the flaming pearl.
Bats have been used as symbols of blessings, and many scholars say that their significance comes from a linguistic coincidence. Since Chinese is an ideographic written language rather than an alphabetic one, it leads to several homonyms
For this reason, words with different meanings become associated with each other based on their sounds when spoken. In Chinese, the word bat is pronounced as fu, which is also the same pronunciation for the word good luck. Therefore, the bat is associated with good luck.
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