Despite that, I managed to get my sketches done in between the periods of rain. When we were last here in April, I sketched the full side view of this sculpture. Today I thought I'd try another view of "The Dragon Seeker".

A carp becomes a dragon.... this is the "Dragon Seeker" sculpture. According to traditional Chinese tale, a carp that could leap the high falls of the Yellow River at Dragon Gate (near Longmen, Zhejiang) would be transformed into a dragon. This Dragon Seeker was made in Thailand over 100 years ago. More recently, a Seattle couple had it in their garden in Kuala Lumpur. When they returned to Seattle, they donated him to the Chinese Garden.
I sat under a stand of bamboo for this view of the backside of the Garden structure.

Kathy beat the rain with a large umbrella!

We shared our sketches and had the group photo. The Dragon Seeker was popular today.


Kate, Adriane, Joyce, Marian, Kathy; Jane Blundell (kneeling).
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