It might be helpful to look at these pictures.
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■ the shape of the dragon
● Sitting on a dragon
Sitting on a dragon is in the form of sitting, with the head facing forward, a fireball standing under the chin, four claws extending in four directions in different forms, and the dragon body bends downward in an arc after curling, with a correct posture. Sitting on a dragon generally stands in the middle, solemn and serious, and often there are galloping dragons arranged up and down or left and right. In feudal society, sitting on a dragon is a noble dragon pattern.
● Walk the dragon.
The dragon walks slowly, and the whole dragon is the front side of the horizontal position. Dragons are often decorated in pairs, forming a picture of double dragons playing with pearls. It is often decorated on both sides in front of the temple, and the long and narrow decorative surfaces of utensils are often used. If it is a single phase, the dragon's head often turns back, making the picture more vivid.
● Shenglong
The faucet is on it, galloping and dancing, showing an upward trend. If the faucet rises to the upper left, it is called "the dragon rises to the left" and the faucet rises to the upper right, it is called "the dragon rises to the right". The promotion of dragons has different emphases. If the promotion is slow, you will be "slowly promoted to the dragon". People who are in a hurry to rise are called "rapidly rising dragons". The ascending dragon on the head moves down again, which is called "retreating the descending dragon".
● Dragon reduction
The faucet is below, galloping and dancing, showing a downward trend If the faucet goes down to the left, it is called "the dragon falls to the left" and the faucet goes down to the right, it is called "the dragon falls to the right". There are different emphases on dragon reduction. Those who slow down are called "slow down the dragon". The one that drops rapidly is called "descending the dragon quickly". The downward dragon moves upward, which is called "rebound dragon" or "upside down dragon".
● Yunlong
Generally refers to the dragon walking on clouds. Dragon and cloud are one, and cloud is the foundation of dragon. The dragon's breath turned into clouds. Cloud dragon pattern is the same body of cloud and dragon, which "breaks up" the head, tail and feet of dragon, blends with abstract cloud, and presents mysterious patterns like cloud Feiyun and dragon.
● Grass dragon
It is a kind of grass-rolling pattern with the image of a dragon, also called "grass-rolling and branch-rolling dragon" The head has obvious leading features, while the body, tail and limbs have become grass-rolling patterns. The whole often presents the main theme of "S" shape, and continues to extend the "S" shape, producing a continuous and eternal artistic effect. The rich changes in the head and the curly grass constitute a picture with uneven movement, mutual echo and rich layers. In composition, it adopts a balanced form, pays attention to the beauty of curves and is full of movement. In the form of expression, romanticism is used to integrate the contents of Ruyi Wen with auspicious meaning into a picture, giving people room for imagination. The patterns of rolling grass and tying branches are often used for decoration of buildings, furniture and utensils.
● Kidnapper Dragon
Zhuanlong originated from the grass dragon and was born out of it, forming a unique form of expression. The dragon's line decoration is straight and tough, and the turning point is a square corner. The faucet is also square, overall coordinated, concise and lively, and has a certain decorative interest. It is often used in furniture, interior decoration and building frames.
● Tuanlong
The shape of the dragon is suitable to be round, which is called Tuantong. It originated in the Tang Dynasty and was widely used in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. "Four Dragons", "Eight Dragons" and other group flowers were designated as the crown service system at that time, that is, four or eight dragons were the most distinguished on a dress. Later, it developed into ten regiments, twelve regiments, sixteen regiments, and twenty-four regiments, with more and more numbers and wider scope of use. Brocade, embroidery, ceramics, architecture, furniture and other decorations all have dragon balls, which have strong applicability, maintain the integrity of dragons, have a strong decorative atmosphere and are widely used. There are also many forms of dragon groups, such as "sitting on the dragon group", "ascending the dragon group" and "descending the dragon group" The round edge of the Tuanlong is also decorated with patterns such as water waves, ruyi, grass dragons, etc. The Tuanlong patterns are gorgeous and rich.
● Shuanglong Play Pearl
The double dragon playing with beads is the expression of two dragons playing (or grabbing) a fire bead together. Its origin comes from the planetary map in astronomy, and the fireball evolved from the moon. Since the Han Dynasty, the double dragon play beads have become an auspicious and festive decorative pattern, which is mostly used for architectural color paintings and noble and rich utensils decoration. The form of Ssangyong depends on the area of decoration. If it is a dragon, the two dragons are symmetrically located on the left and right sides, showing the posture of walking dragons. If it is square or round, (including squares similar to these shapes) two dragons are arranged diagonally up and down, with the upper dragon descending and the lower dragon ascending. Whether it is a strip or a block, the fire bead is in the middle, showing a lively momentum.