Sculpture "Drachentöter"

The high-quality sculpture shows a Drachentöter and is carved from Pangal buaya (crocodile wood). Cross the big picture for a detailed view. Choose other views, while you click on the small pictures.

Dragons in the mythology
The concept Dragon calls a mythological mythical figure who seems in fairy tale, legends as well as in numerous drawings. The appearance of a dragon is a hybrid form from different animal species, mostly the appearance of a gigantic saurian and is the dragon beside elements from the animal species queue, crocodile and lion mostly also horns owns and can spit fire.

Many scientists on the finding of skeletons of prehistoric animals lead back the origin of the myth of dragons, the people could not explain to themselves the gigantic skeletons and invented thus the mythical figure of the dragon.

The spiritual meaning of the dragon
It must be marked that dragons were worldwide in particular in the antiquity in every one's mouth and in many societies and religions a strong meaning ascribed got. Magic abilities are ascribed of the more often to the dragon and he stands than symbol for prosperity, luck and freedom. Concerning the ability to think an exceptionally high intellect is assigned to the dragon, also the age of the dragon of the person exceeds by far. Nevertheless, in some societies the dragon is also looked as a chaos causing being which person, animal and nature laid waste.

Dragons in different societies

Japanese and chinesiche dragons
In particular in Asian societies dragons own a popular respect which by annual parties and dance inserts like the dragon's dance is appreciated.Insbesondere in asiatischen Kulturkreisen besitzen Drachen ein populäres Ansehen welches durch jährliche Feste und Tanzeinlagen wie dem Drachentanz gewürdigt wird.
The completely positive interpretation of Japanese and Chinese dragons is on his interpretation as a linked element with the nature, religion and the universe. In particular the Chinese dragon Long is to be looked as an example of the dragon as a protector and Beschenker of the people. In the Chinese culture dragons were known as a token of the emperor, because these stood not only for male power but also for luck and unity. Nevertheless, in Japan as well as in China some Drachentöter have become known which dragons killed because this bad weather or similar had caused.

Dragons in Bali
Also in Bali the dragon takes move in the hearts of the people as a positive element, this becomes not least clear by the yearly taking place dragon's festival which the population thanks for the successful harvest. With the dragon's festival different people with selftinkered dragons line up mutually.

Dragons in the Christian Middle Ages
In the Middle Ages a general public interest was ascribed to the dragon, the probably most famous medieval legend which by a dragon acts is the Nibelungenlied in which noble Siegfried the dragon Fafnir kills and whose hoard of gold takes in possession. In particular the dragon's fight as a simile for the fight between property and Nastily takes a prominent position in the medieval legend world.

 

 

Lemart - Fernöstliche Schnitzkunst auf allerhöchstem Niveau. Als Weltenbummler und Kenner zahlreicher Kulturen und deren Handwerkskunst stellt die balinesische Schnitzkunst eine der höchsten Stufen der Vollendung dar. Dem interessierten Betrachter kann es passieren die Grenze zwischen irdischer und überirdischer Schaffenskunst zu verlieren. Jedes dieser Unikate ist ein Einzelstück, handgefertigt aus verschiedenen Hölzern, abhängig von den Arbeiten und Detailierungsgraden, Künstler erschaffen diese „lebendig wirkenden“ Figuren aus der fernöstlichen Mythologie in mühevoller Arbeit über viele Wochen, manchmal sogar über Monate oder Jahre. Kreative unwiederbringliche Lebenszeit gebündelt, konserviert in dem jeweiligen Objekt. Handwerkskunst aus Bali.