Korean Dragon
The Korean styled dragon closely resembles Chinese and Japanese dragons because most dragons from Asian folklore stem from the same origin. That being said, the dragons each have certain traits that reflects the cultures and history of each country in a way that distinguishes them from each other. One of the way’s that Korea’s dragons stand out from the other countries’ is that there are actually two different types of dragons in the folklore; the three clawed lesser being and the four clawed celestial being. Their three-clawed dragons aren’t even called “dragons” from what I understand and are hornless and somewhat mortal. They can become true dragons with antler-like horns if they can obtain a spirit ball from the heavens as well as grow a set of fourth claws (aka thumbs) so that they could hold the ball. Once this task and growth is achieved, they’d become Celestial Dragons. Korean dragons can be very rich in color, but I specifically chose red and gold with black and blue accents based off of a traditional Korean garment meant for royalty.
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Acrylic paint and metallic ink on 12"x16" unstretched canvas. Includes magnetic, hanger wood frame in black.
The Korean styled dragon closely resembles Chinese and Japanese dragons because most dragons from Asian folklore stem from the same origin. That being said, the dragons each have certain traits that reflects the cultures and history of each country in a way that distinguishes them from each other. One of the way’s that Korea’s dragons stand out from the other countries’ is that there are actually two different types of dragons in the folklore; the three clawed lesser being and the four clawed celestial being. Their three-clawed dragons aren’t even called “dragons” from what I understand and are hornless and somewhat mortal. They can become true dragons with antler-like horns if they can obtain a spirit ball from the heavens as well as grow a set of fourth claws (aka thumbs) so that they could hold the ball. Once this task and growth is achieved, they’d become Celestial Dragons. Korean dragons can be very rich in color, but I specifically chose red and gold with black and blue accents based off of a traditional Korean garment meant for royalty.
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Acrylic paint and metallic ink on 12"x16" unstretched canvas. Includes magnetic, hanger wood frame in black.
The Korean styled dragon closely resembles Chinese and Japanese dragons because most dragons from Asian folklore stem from the same origin. That being said, the dragons each have certain traits that reflects the cultures and history of each country in a way that distinguishes them from each other. One of the way’s that Korea’s dragons stand out from the other countries’ is that there are actually two different types of dragons in the folklore; the three clawed lesser being and the four clawed celestial being. Their three-clawed dragons aren’t even called “dragons” from what I understand and are hornless and somewhat mortal. They can become true dragons with antler-like horns if they can obtain a spirit ball from the heavens as well as grow a set of fourth claws (aka thumbs) so that they could hold the ball. Once this task and growth is achieved, they’d become Celestial Dragons. Korean dragons can be very rich in color, but I specifically chose red and gold with black and blue accents based off of a traditional Korean garment meant for royalty.
MORE ABOUT THIS PAINTING
Acrylic paint and metallic ink on 12"x16" unstretched canvas. Includes magnetic, hanger wood frame in black.