Woot! Golden Hisui!!

[flemmings]

Lovely rasetsunyo sends me a coloured version of Hisui the gold dragon. Smaller version is here (still pretty large for dial-up users); larger is here and the full 2.4 m glory is here.

The calligraphy at the left says Hisui of the Eastern Ocean (and I'm pleased to know how you write Hisui's name: unlike most of my OCs, I actually composed his name from specific kanji but then couldn't remember which ones they were. These ones mean 'perfect jade') The bamboo at right she explains thusly:

Bamboo = qualities of the perfect gentleman, i.e. bends with the wind and does not break, strong yet flexible etc.etc. Even its hollowness is supposed to symbolise a virtue but I can't remember what it is. Anyway. Hisui = perfect courtier, hence the bamboo.

Perfect courtier, perfect picture. I am so happy. Thank you again, rasetsynyo.

Comments

[incandescens]

That is utterly gorgeous.

[flemmings.livejournal.com]

(happily) Isn't it just? Hisui in his best, all dressed up for some formal occasion. Dragon courts must be a blaze of colours. Ohhh I wish I could draw...

[archangelbeth]

What she said, aye!

[i-am-zan.livejournal.com]

Wow! That is truly amazing. I love the colours and contrasts she used. I also really love how it is muted but strong at the same time. Truly gorgeous art.


(its a small world...I think she goes to school/college/uni where Hubby goes to work. I suppose on reflection not, as lj is a huge, huge place. I sometimes am amazed at the little coincidences. ^__^)

[flemmings.livejournal.com]

I suppose on reflection not, as lj is a huge, huge place

Little Red Dot OTOH is relatively small. Could well be.

[i-am-zan.livejournal.com]

yeah I just asked hee! We've actually crossed paths before on the ether here and there. I never made the connection of your previous Gokuu art before to her and then today it sort of pinged like the proverbial penny.

Heh! It's why I love being me! Being silly with Connections. It so cool!

[mauvecloud.livejournal.com]

*picture-reads* there seems to be lots of feathers
Not that I really know the kanji (as is the usual case). The 'sui' kanji seems a decently popular component of female (chinese) names. Despite the feather radical and lack of the usual king radical (representing stuphs of jewelery-ish/glassy nature?), both kanji seem to be of a jade-y nature =P

Paste-and-google then brought us to this (http://www.jaderattan.com/).

[mauvecloud.livejournal.com]

Sorry, wrong link above. Here's the one about jadeite: http://www.jewelry.hc360.com/xingym/dfmyfcqy.htm

[flemmings.livejournal.com]

there seems to be lots of feathers

Which pleases me because I vaguely recall that in Japnese Hisui's hi was the flying one. But this combination gets me both senses.