953343

Pair White Jade Dragon Kings Ao Lai/ Ao Guang #953343

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Pair White Jade Dragon Kings Ao Lai/ Ao Guang #953343
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This Pair of awesome Dragon Kings were carved from a piece of Fine-grained Nephrite Jade by an ancient Chinese Master of Art. Both of them are in long imperial robe decorated with pair soaring Dragons. The archaic lying silk worm patterns in the back of their robes are so very oriental. The one with more russet and an opening mouth is the Dragon King of East Sea Ao Guang and the one that looks more gentle and friendly is the Dragon of the South Sea Ao Lai. Now if you are not familiar with dragon king then let me explain.
Dragon Kings (龍王 Pinyin L髇g W醤g) are the divine owners of water bodies in China, especially the seas (海龍王), but also lakes. The seas of each directions is ruled by a Dragon King living in crystal palaces, with soldiers whose true forms are shrimp and generals crab. Not only do the Kings rule over the aquatic life, they also can manipulate cloud and rain.
Although Dragon Kings' true forms are of dragon, they can also morph into men. When enraged they can flood cities, as Qian Tang Dragon King did when he found out his niece had been abused by her husband (Qian Tang also ate the abuser), according to The Short Stories on the Tang People (唐人傳奇 Tangren Chuanqi).
The Dragon King of the Eastern Sea is said to have the largest territories.
There are numerous temples dedicated to Dragon Kings in China, including one in Beijing built in the Yuan Dynasty, renovated in early 21st century. Ch'ao-t'ien ...
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<tr><td>Condition:Excellent</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:960--1279</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:China</td></tr>

<tr><td>Height:6.7</td></tr>
<tr><td>Depth:2</td></tr>
<tr><td>Width:1.3</td></tr>
<tr><td>Weight:1.67</td></tr>
<tr><td>Title:Pair White Jade Dragon Kings Ao Lai/ Ao Guang</td></tr>

<tr><td>Materials:Jade</td></tr>
<tr><td>Type:Hand Carved</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location:Canton</td></tr>
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