My artwork piece isn’t a painting but rather an woven piece created sometime during the Ming dynasty. The Ming dynasty ruled from 1368 to 1644. The Ming dynasty was one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history. The focus of this piece is the dragon and your attention should be drawn to it right away. Pieces like this were very important during the Ming dynasty because of the history behind it. The first Ming Emperor decreed that the dragon would be his emblem and that it would have five toes (or claws) like you can see here. Others also used the Dragon as well but the number of claws they used was based on rank, The four-clawed dragon was typically for noble people and certain
My artwork piece isn’t a painting but rather an woven piece created sometime during the Ming dynasty. The Ming dynasty ruled from 1368 to 1644. The Ming dynasty was one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history. The focus of this piece is the dragon and your attention should be drawn to it right away. Pieces like this were very important during the Ming dynasty because of the history behind it. The first Ming Emperor decreed that the dragon would be his emblem and that it would have five toes (or claws) like you can see here. Others also used the Dragon as well but the number of claws they used was based on rank, The four-clawed dragon was typically for noble people and certain