‘각성:청룡 Awaken:Blue Dragon’

Digital Art. JPG / 3000 X 3000 px Jun, 2021 by Leone_cave Cheongnyong(blue dragon), located in the eastern portion of the constellation chart, symbolizes seven of the 28 constellations. Beliefs in the Five Elements led to the entrenchment of ‘four cardinal deities', making cheongnyong the guardian deity of the underworld. In early Goguryeo tomb murals, the appearance of cheongnyong seems rather awkward due to inharmonious blends of dissonant physical features, having derived from various anteceding animals. With time, however, as its importance within the motifs of tomb murals increased, clashing parts gradually evolved to be more congruous with one another and the creature finally acquired...View all