http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/108710/flying-dragon-one-of-a-pair-gallery-label-current ArtsConnectEd.org Art Collector Set: Flying Dragon, one of a pair: Gallery Label - Current http://www.artsconnected.org/images/favicon.png http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/108710/flying-dragon-one-of-a-pair-gallery-label-current 16 16 http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/108710/flying-dragon-one-of-a-pair-gallery-label-current Tue, 01 Jun 2004 00:00:00 -0400 <table cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Title</td> <td><h3>Flying Dragon, one of a pair: Gallery Label - Current</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Author</td> <td><h3>Minneapolis Institute of Arts</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Date</td> <td><h3>2004-10-29</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label" style="padding-right:7px;">Institution</td> <td>Minneapolis Institute of Arts</td> </tr> </table><br/>The dragon is the universal emblem of China's cultural glory. As early as the Neolithic period, the Chinese considered this mythological creature to be an auspicious animal residing in heaven that provided rain and nourished life. By the late Bronze Age, the dragon was equated with the emperor, and in 221 b.c., Ch'in Shih Huang-ti, the great unifier of China and builder of the Great Wall, proclaimed himself to be a descendent of the dragon. From then on, virtually every ruler was referred to as the "The True Dragon, Son of Heaven," the Chinese court was known as the dragon throne, and official court garments were dragon robes. http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/108710/flying-dragon-one-of-a-pair-gallery-label-current The dragon is the universal emblem of China's cultural glory. As early as the Neolithic period, the Chinese considered this mythological creature to be an auspicious animal residing in heaven that provided rain and nourished life. By the late Bronze Age, the dragon was equated with the emperor, and in 221 b.c., Ch'in Shih Huang-ti, the great unifier of China and builder of the Great Wall, proclaimed himself to be a descendent of the dragon. From then on, virtually every ruler was referred to as the "The True Dragon, Son of Heaven," the Chinese court was known as the dragon throne, and official court garments were dragon robes." type="image/jpeg" />The dragon is the universal emblem of China's cultural glory. As early as the Neolithic period, the Chinese considered this mythological creature to be an auspicious animal residing in heaven that provided rain and nourished life. By the late Bronze Age, the dragon was equated with the emperor, and in 221 b.c., Ch'in Shih Huang-ti, the great unifier of China and builder of the Great Wall, proclaimed himself to be a descendent of the dragon. From then on, virtually every ruler was referred to as the "The True Dragon, Son of Heaven," the Chinese court was known as the dragon throne, and official court garments were dragon robes." type="image/jpeg" />Copyright Minneapolis Institute of ArtsMinneapolis Institute of Arts