My system is not decent

Chapter 1169

The claws of the dragon patterns in the Yuan Dynasty mostly have 3 toes and 4 toes.

The first and second toes of the dragon of the Ming Dynasty are relatively crab-shaped, with relatively close distances between the toes, shaped like a windmill.

The first and second toes stretch out in a straight line in the Qing Dynasty, and the claws seem to be stepping on flat ground, which has the charm of a dragon dancing while the claws are touching the ground.

In addition, the decoration of the dragon body changed a lot during the three dynasties.

In the Yuan Dynasty dragons were often decorated with scale patterns, while in the Ming Dynasty dragons were often decorated with grid patterns and sawtooth patterns. In the Qing Dynasty fish scale patterns were common, and most of the fish scales had dyed spots.

The composition of dragon patterns in the Yuan Dynasty highlights the artistic effect of two dragons chasing each other, or flying among the clouds. The two dragons are all looking forward with their heads up, and the other looking back, echoing back and forth.

The layout of the Ming and Qing Dynasties emphasizes the three-dimensional effect, and the heads of Ssangyong are one high and the other low, matching up and down.

Especially in the Qing Dynasty, the body of the dragon is often twisted into a bow shape, and there is a section of the abdomen that falls down, which resembles the abdomen of a snake, which is unique to the dragon patterns of the past dynasties.

The representative works of the dragon pattern in the Yuan Dynasty are the blue-and-white seawater and white dragon pattern octagonal plum vases produced by Jingzhen Kiln.

From this piece of porcelain, it can be seen that the dragon pattern porcelain of the Yuan Dynasty is very distinctive, and has little change from the previous dragon patterns, with standing dragons and wandering dragons being the most.

Due to the appearance of the dragon body with slender head and small decorations, the whole dragon pattern gives people a childish and cute feeling, but it is still vigorous.

Around the dragon pattern on Yuan Dynasty porcelain, it is often lined with clouds in the shape of Ganoderma lucidum, and at the same time lined with long flame patterns.

There is also a very famous dragon pattern in the Yuan Dynasty, which is the blue glaze and white dragon pattern plate, of course there are also blue glaze and white dragon pattern large jars and plum vases!
Among them, there must be peonies in the classics, such as blue and white peonies with cloud and dragon patterns, and some underglaze red peonies with cloud and dragon patterns and so on.

Chen Wenzhe has done a lot of peony patterns, but now to make dragon patterns, he has to study the craftsmanship of the Yuan Dynasty.

The potters of the Yuan Dynasty outlined the shape of the dragon pattern with lines. The dragon's head is viewed from the side at an oblique angle, the mouth is slightly opened, and the tongue is exposed from it.

The dragons of this period have round eyes, as if wearing glasses, and a slightly protruding forehead.

The hair on the head and the joint hair on the legs are all in the shape of ribbons.

The body surface is depicted with scales or grid patterns with thin lines, and each limb has three or four claws. The claws are long and sharp, as sharp as eagle claws.

But in the Ming Dynasty, the dragon patterns were different, and it can be said that there were great changes.

Although the dragon patterns of the Ming Dynasty and the blue and white porcelain of the Ming Dynasty were developed on the basis of the Yuan Dynasty, the image of the dragon pattern has undergone significant changes.

This change is most obvious on the dragon head, dragon body and dragon claws.

There are not many ceramic dragon patterns from the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, and the most representative one is the Hongwu white-glazed and red-colored dragon pattern plate unearthed from the Ming Palace in Jinling.

The shape of the dragon pattern basically maintains the shape of the dragon pattern of the Yuan Dynasty.

That is to say, the head is small, the neck is thin, the body is slender, with scale-like dragon patterns, surrounded by flame patterns, like a head-shaped cloud;
The sparse hair on the head and the hair on the elbow are less than those in the Yuan Dynasty, only three or four;

The five-toed dragon claw changed the phenomenon of three and four toes in the Yuan Dynasty, and the five toes were closer to each other at this time.

The dragon patterns of the Yongle and Xuande periods changed the shape of the childish dragon with a thin body and a small head in the previous dynasties, and became thick and fat, mighty and ferocious, and tall.

The head of the dragon is larger than that of the Yuan Dynasty, the upper and lower jaws are longer, and the upper jaw is longer and protruding than the lower jaw.

It can be divided into open mouth and closed mouth. The open mouth sticks out the tongue (longer like a halberd in the early stage, slightly shorter and slightly upturned in the later stage), and the closed upper lip is like a wishful shape.

There are symmetrical long curved beards on both sides of the nose, and two or three sparse beards on the lower jaw.

The head hair is a bundle of sparse hairs, with less hair in the early stage and more hair in the later stage.

It bends and rushes upwards, with the tendency to burst into anger, and looks very powerful.

Dragon claws have three, four, and five toes. The toenails are triangular in shape and slightly curved inward, making them sharp and strong.

It is not without reason that people call the dragon claws of the Ming Dynasty eagle claws.

At this time, the dragon pattern is surrounded by sea waves, twining flowers, flames, clouds and so on.

Duoyun at this time is completely different from that of the Yuan Dynasty. In the Yuan Dynasty, it had one head and one tail, but in Yongxuan Dynasty it had one head, three tails or four tails;

The cloud tails of the Yuan Dynasty appear thin and long, while the cloud tails of the Yongxuan Dynasty appear fat and short.

Therefore, it is not difficult to distinguish clearly if you pay a little attention to the identification.

The dragon patterns of Yongxuanshi, from modeling to drawing, are all successful works of art;
The dragon's body is "knit left and right like a shock", which is the embodiment of ferocity and divine power.

By the mid-Ming Dynasty, that is, the Chenghua, Hongzhi, and Zhengde periods, the dragon patterns were different.

In Yongxuan Dynasty, the mighty dragon with teeth and claws is rare. A shut-mouthed dragon is common, which mostly appears among flowers, lotus ponds, and sea water, or with colorful clouds and dragon patterns.

In addition to shut-mouthed dragons, there are also a small number of open-mouthed dragons and Chilongs.

At this time, the characteristics of the dragon pattern are also obvious. The closed dragon's head is flat and rectangular, and the upper lip and nose are raised, in a wishful shape.

There are symmetrical hairs on the nose and eyebrows, and the head hairs are bundled into sparse or fluffy hairs, and they also rush upwards, almost at a 90° perpendicular to the head.

The lower lip must be drawn forward and upward in bundles of three, and the eyes are juxtaposed, wide open and looking straight up.

The five toes of the dragon claws are close together, forming a windmill shape.

The scales on the body are finely painted in the early stage and simple and rough in the later stage.

During this period, there also appeared a kind of chilong, also called grass-tailed dragon.

The body is like a beast, and there are two kinds of feet like animal feet or bird feet. It opens its mouth and sticks out its tongue. The upper jaw is longer than the lower jaw.

The dragon's tail is often split, like the pattern of spring grass, and a broken lotus is held in its mouth.

This kind of dragon pattern is relatively rare in the future, and there are only imitations in the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty.

In the Jiajing, Longqing, and Wanli periods of the late Ming Dynasty, dragon patterns were in various forms, most of which were wandering dragons.

There are those who dance facing each other, those who open their teeth and claws, those who fight for the pearl, those who look back, and those who dance against each other;

Some walk among the flowers, some dance among the colorful clouds, and some swim among the sea waves.

The dragon patterns at this time are divided into open mouth dragons and shut mouth dragons.

At this time, the dragon patterns are not as good as in the previous period, the painters are simple and sloppy, and some dragon scales are painted in simple grid patterns, and the air is also poor;

Some look thin and weak, as if they have lost the divine power of a dragon soaring into the sky and riding the clouds and seas.

At this time, the characteristics of the dragon pattern are also obvious. The head of the dragon is slightly round and thinner than before.

The upper and lower jaws are relatively long, especially the upper jaw with well-developed meat and high protrusions. It is wishful-shaped and shaped like a pig's mouth, so it is called "Pigzull Dragon".

At this time, the dragon has symmetrical long whiskers growing on both sides of its nose, rushing upward or forward.

The eyes are side by side, and the eyebrows are drawn in zigzag or parallel and symmetrical bundles, like a dagger rushing forward.

Zhangkoulong often sticks out its tongue, which is short and straight like a dagger, and some tongue ends are slightly curved.

The five toes of the dragon's claws are painted in the shape of a "windmill" like the previous dynasty, which is often similar in shape but weak.

After that came the dragon pattern of the late Ming Dynasty, the representative of which was the Chongzhen colorful dragon pattern plate.

This is a rare fine piece of porcelain in the Chongzhen period, not to mention a multicolored dragon pattern plate, which is even rarer.

Because by the Chongzhen period, it was already the late Ming Dynasty.

The dragon pattern at this time, just like the political and economic recession in the society at that time, looked old and weak.

However, many details can still be seen from this Chongzhen plate with colorful dragon patterns.

(End of this chapter)