Note: Item is Much Better Than Pictured and Does Not Reflect the True Beauty of the Brilliant Sparkling Dichroic Glass Colors, Iridescence and Reflections of this Art Piece; Absolutely Gorgeous and Stunning in my Opinion! Brand New, Never Used Oriental Replicated Dichroic Glass Sculpture. Design: Dragon Legends of China and...
Note: Item is Much Better Than Pictured and Does Not Reflect the True Beauty of the Brilliant Sparkling Dichroic Glass Colors, Iridescence and Reflections of this Art Piece; Absolutely Gorgeous and Stunning in my Opinion! Brand New, Never Used Oriental Replicated Dichroic Glass Sculpture. Design: Dragon Legends of China and Japan; BLUE MIX #3; Cutout, Two-Tone Lampworked Dichroic Glass, Hand-Cut, Hand-Shaped, Tapered Rounded Body, Textured Life-like Detailing, Smooth Polished Surface Finish; Measures: This Sculpture Measures 3 5/16" Wide X 2.0" Long X 3 5/8" High; Color: Blended 2-Tone Glass with Red Dichroic Glass Body; Weight: 4.2 Ounces. Features: In Hawaiian, the Words "Mea punihei i nā mea āiwaiwa" Means "Mystical", "Nani makamae" Means "Exquisite", and "Nani e makahehi 'ia ai" Means "Alluring", All of Which Describe This Exceptional Glass Sculpture Design Exactly! This Absolutely Gorgeous Sculpture is Superbly Crafted with a Smooth, Surface Polished Glass Background. This Labor-Intensive, Cutout Piece of Art is Intricately Lampworked, Hand-Cut and Hand-Shaped by Skillful Glass Artists Into a Mythical Dragon Creation Using 2-Tone Mixed-Opaque Metallic Glass, Clear Glass and Dichroic Glass (Please See Details Below). This Piece is Intricately Crafted With Approx. (58) Separate Sections to Ultimately Create the Overall Sculptured Dragon Design. This Dragon Features High Detailing that Includes a Tapered Spotted-Body Shape, Postured Legs with Extended Toes, Extended Front Claws, Two Contoured Horns and Four Angled Whiskers, an Angled Head, Two Raised Dark Navy Blue Eyes, Flared Nostrils, Multiple Protruding Head and Spine Spikes (Scales), Folded Wings and a Curved Tapered Tail to Enhance the Detailing. These Features are All Created Using a Blended, Mixed-Opaque and Semi-Transluscent Metallic Glass Pieces Consisting of Brown-Rust, Brown, Tan, Yellow, Violet, Red, Orange and Purple Colors with Creamy Pink, Orange, Tan, Brown, Mauve, Violet, Blue and Lime Blue Overtones to Produce an Overall 2-Tone Appearance. The Dragon's Tapered and Rounded-Shape Body (Neck, Chest, and Belly) Area are Crafted with a Reflective, Sparkling Red Dichroic Glass Color Background with Yellow, Orange and Subtle Royal Blue Overtones. The Dichro Glass is Further Enhanced with Drops of Dark Navy Blue Spots Throughout the Body. The Dichroic Glass Portions are Created with a Three-Layered Sandwich Process. The Uppermost Top Layer Portion is a Clear Glass Coat that Conforms to the Shape of the Body or Piece, The Inner Middle Layer Portion is Created by Using a Sheet/s of Colored Dichroic Glass and the Bottom Layer Portion (Foundation) is Created by Stroking a Heated, Colored Glass Rod Against the Back to Create a Dark-Colored Background, Which Enhances the Reflective-Effects and Appearance of the Dichroic Glass’ Iridescence and Also Produces Overtone Colors that Surround the Main Color of the Dichroic Glass. The Front of the Dragon's Tapered Body (Neck, Chest, and Belly) are Hand-Cut with Horizontal Lines to Add a Dimensional Effect of Folded Sections. A Magnificent and Overall Highly Detailed Piece of Workmanship! The Color Backgrounds of the Dichroic Iridescence Changes its Tones and Colors When Indoors or Outdoors to Accentuate the Overall Appearance. A Unique, One of a Kind Artistic Creation that Exudes Pride of Ownership! About Dragon Legends, Folklore and Mythology: Known as Lóng (China) and Ryū or Tatsu (Japan), the Dragon represents the East, the Spring season, the color Blue, the elements of Wood and Water, and the Planet Jupiter. The Dragon is the Protector of Buddhist Law, a Symbol of Imperial Power, the Guardian of Eastern Direction, the Controller of Rain and Tempests, the Bringer of Wealth and Fortune and a Magical Shape-Shifter. In Chinese mythology, each direction of the compass is guarded by one of the four Ssu Ling (Celestial Guardians) or in Japan, Shitennō (translates to Samurai), the Buddhist Four Heavenly Kings or Four Celestial Guardians of Four Directions. Lóng, is a potent symbol of auspicious power in Chinese folklore, the Dragon is the embodiment of the concept of yang and associated with the weather as the bringer of rain. The breath of the Dragon changes into clouds from which come either rain or fire. The Dragon is known as the Guardian of the (East), and Yang or male energy. The creature lives for the most part in the ocean, river, or lake, but it has the power of flight and rules over clouds and tempests. The Dragon is able to expand or contract its body. In addition, it has the power of transformation and invisibility. The flying dragon whose abode is the heavens is universally recognized as a symbol of the Chinese culture and its people. Chinese refer to themselves as "Descendents of the Dragon." Ryū is a legendary creature from Japan. Like other creatures referred to as dragons, the Ryū is a large, fantastic, serpent-like being, and is closely related to other Oriental dragons such as the Chinese Lóng and the Korean Ryong. Ryū originated from China and is one of the four divine beasts of Japanese mythology (the other three being the crimson bird, black turtle and white tiger, which are popular adaptations of Chinese constellation symbols. Along with many Oriental dragons, the Japanese Dragon is usually depicted as a wingless, heavily-scaled snake-like creature with small clawed legs and a horned or antlered reptilian head, and is associated with large bodies of water, clouds or the heavens. Japanese dragons tend to be much more slender and fly less frequently than the dragons of China, which may cause the Japanese dragon to appear particularly serpentine. It is believed that on rare occasions, dragons have the power to transform themselves into handsome humans who, male or female, can mate with people. For example, former Japanese Emperor Hirohito claimed descent from the daughter of a sea Dragon King. It is this belief that lies at the root of the dragon, which is often used in Asia as the crest or emblem of a royal house. Typically the dragon is covered with scales, has a long serpentine body with a scalloped dorsal fin, claw-like feet and pointed tail. Its face is distinguished by small horns, large eyes with bushy brows, flaring nostrils, long whiskers and sharp teeth. Living in the sky it is considered closely related to heaven, and from early times was used as a symbol of Imperial Power. Dichroic Glass: Also known as "Dichro" for Short; Dichroic glass is a glass containing multiple micro-layers of metal oxides, with a total thickness of three to five millionths of an inch, which gives the glass dichroic optical properties. Dichroism has two related but distinct meanings in optics. A dichroic material is either one which causes visible light to be split up into distinct beams of different wavelengths (colors), or one in which light rays having different polarizations are absorbed by different amounts. The original meaning of dichroic, from the Greek dikhroos, two-colored, refers to any optical device which can split a beam of light into two beams with differing wavelengths. The second meaning of dichroic refers to a material in which light in different polarization states traveling through it experience a varying absorption. The term came about because of early observations of the effect in crystals such as tourmaline. In these crystals, the strength of the dichroic effect varies strongly with the wavelength of the light, making them appear to have different colors when viewed with light having differing polarizations. END Notes. Retails in Fine Waikiki Shops for $225.00. Makes a Great Gift or Treat Yourself to Start or Add to Your Collection of Fine Replicated Hawaiian Glass Sculptures. Made with "aloha". This Item Only Ships Within the 50 United States. Please Allow 1-2 Days Shipping Delay to Ensure This Piece is Securely Protected Before Shipping. The winning buyer pays $9.00 USPS Priority shipping and packaging, with Delivery Confirmation, which takes 5-8 days to arrive. 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