The symbolic meanings of the Chinese Dragon

The dragon is one of the most popular themes in Chinese Painting.

One of our customers has asked us what the Chinese dragon painting symbolizes

Chinese Dragon Painting

Chinese Dragon Painting CNAG235161

The signature on the painting CNAG235161 is Chinese Traditional Characters "賜福獻壽龍 歲在壬辰年春 易劍賦", which
consists three parts:
1. "賜福獻壽龍" means the dragon will bring you blessing (福) and longevity (壽)
2. "歲在壬辰年春" means the time the artist painted it. It is in one spring of the dragon year (Imjin year,壬辰年). 2012, this year is called the year of dragon, and the dragon can be seen everywhere, at department stores, in the streets and on TV. Many parents choose to give birth to babies this year so as to have the best luck.
3. "易劍賦" is the name of artist in Chinese.

易劍賦 is good at painting Chinese Dragons. There are still many other paintings drew by him on our website (Chinese painting  gallery). Hope you can enjoy them.

And if you still  have other questions about it, please contact us. We are glad to answer it for you.

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