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Mariusz Szmerdt

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Mariusz Szmerdt Art Studio
source : www.zazzle.co.jp

Ink Traces of the Wandering Dragon Spirit
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Dragon vs tiger


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Niko Shodou

. Daruma by Niko Shodou .




龍 - Sárkány - Dragon

2012 a sárkány éve lesz.
Vázlatok az új évhez, kalligráfiákhoz, tusképekhez.

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- Year of the Dragon
Sketches for a new year, calligraphy and sumi-e


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Kris Kondo
Painting of a dragon clay bell (dorei　土鈴）


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Nomura Shigeru

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Print by Hajme, Namiki b. 1947 Tokyo
- Hajime Namiki 並木一 Namiki Hajime -


Titled Tornado in respect for the ancient belief that dragons always dwelt at the bottom of deep lakes and when they rose up from the depths and took to the air to go hunting they always caused a Tornado.
Isabelle Loverro


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Shared by Natsuko Horinouchi


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Shared by Nomura Shigeru
Joys of Japan, February 2012


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Jon Leniz




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Niko Shodou

. Daruma by Niko Shodou .







龍 - Sárkány - Dragon

2012 a sárkány éve lesz.
Vázlatok az új évhez, kalligráfiákhoz, tusképekhez.

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The Year of the Water Dragon

On January 23 rd, 2012, we enter the Year of the Yang (陽, pinyin: yáng, lit. “sun”; male element Yang) Water Dragon, which appears in a 62 year cycle. It is a year I have been awaiting for a long time. Its symbolism is closely related to East Asian calligraphy, and it also gives me the opportunity to explain my pen name.

Dragons in Far Eastern mythology are benevolent creatures; bearers of wisdom, power, and positive energy. Together with a phoenix, dragon’s Yin (陰, pinyin: yīn, lit. “shadow”; female element Yin) counterpart, they are seen as an auspicious omen. Dragons and their supernatural abilities often appeared in the history of Chinese calligraphy.

The moves of a Master calligrapher resemble those of a dragon in flight.

my pen name 龍涙 (りゅうるい, ryūrui, i.e. “Tears of Dragon”)
“Tears of the dragon” become ink of the soul.

- Blessings of the Dragon Gods -

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Ponte Ryuurui
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ryuuhoo 龍鳳 (pinyin: lóng fèng, "dragon and phoenix)




龍鳳呈祥 (Chinese: lóng fèng chéng xiáng, i.e.
"the dragon and phoenix together are a good omen")





ryuushin 龍心 "dragon heart (spirit/mind)")





ryuume 龍馬 Literally it means "dragon horse",
though the meaning of this phrase is "splendid horse", a horse with a dragon spirit.


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dawn of day two
so divine
like the dragon

It snows silently.....
the day two
of the dragon year

Hideo Suzuki


it snows heavily -
day two of the Dragon year
with Dragon Snow !

Gabi Greve, Japan


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Steve Weiss

Here is one of my kakizome.
It reads RYŪ (dragon) and is brushed in sōsho.




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Yukari Tsubaki



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Contributions from the friends of

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. Kit Nagamura .


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year of the dragon ~
its joyful spirit
revivified






Elaine Andre


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Pat Geyer

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Karen Cesar
The image is by Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin


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起き直竜
あ！ガタガタ江戸!
あと案年。。。

Okinaoru.
Ah! Gatagata Edo!
Ato antoshi...

The Dragon awakes.
Whoa! Ancient Tokyo's shaking!
Then, a Peaceful Year.

Richard Newton

(Strong earthquake on January 1.)
. Sunday, January 1, 2012 .

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with all those dragons
on her new kimono
the scent of perfume

year of the dragon
dancing the bunny hop
one last time

first dream
the dragon within me
just blowing smoke

Johnny Baranski


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new year's eve rabbit ~
at the edge of the water
waits for a dragon

Francis Tugayé


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"First Dreams of the year"
a dragon puts his tail
in my sleep

Letitzia Iubu


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year’s end
the dragon’s tale
begins

Karen Cesar


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sake sunrise
the dragon within me
slow to awaken

Johnny Baranski

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dragon and tiger -
rain and wind and
Japanese art


. Gabi Greve .

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新年快樂
breathes the dragon
into my scorched ear

behind the dragon's
fearful grin
your gentle smile

you the dragon's snarl
I the whip of his tail
we dance the year in

you a monkey
me a monkey too
we dance the dragon

Donall Dempsey


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