Dragon King
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The Dragon King, also known as the Dragon God, is a celestial creature, water and weather god in Asian mythology. They can be found in various cultural and religious symbolic materials all around Asia
Dragon King of the Seas (海龍王), painted in the first half of the 19th century.
Four Dragon Kings, Qing dynasty.
Ming Dynasty Shuilu ritual painting from Baoning Temple in Shanxi, China.
Yangjian taisui Wulong Tugong Tumu Zaoshen xiang (Ming dynasty, 1609AD)—Held by the Capital Museum
Japanese dragon
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Japanese dragons are diverse legendary creatures in Japanese mythology and folklore. Japanese dragon myths amalgamate native legends with imported stories about dragons from China, Korea and the India
Dragon King
…and distinctly in East Asian cultures (Chinese folk-religion). He is known in many different names across Asia depending on the local language such as, Ryū in Japanese. (Korean Dragon, Indian Dragon, Vietnamese Dragon and more) He can manipulate and control the weather, move seasons and bring rainfall with…
Japanese sea-dragon, by Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Japanese dragon, by Hokusai
Princess Tamatori steals the Dragon King's jewel, by Utagawa Kuniyoshi.
Emperor Antoku's grandmother rescuing him from a dragon, by Yoshitsuya Ichieisai