Seiryū known as the Azure Dragon protector of Kyoto (japan) and One of the 5 gods of the the Onmyōdō “the Way of Yin and Yang”
he represents the season: Spring, the material: Wood and the East direction
the 4 others gods are:
Byakko is the white tiger representing Autumn and Metal and the West direction
Suzaku: the Vermillion Sparrow, representing Summer and Fire and the South direction
Genbu: the Black Tortoisel, representing Winter and Water and the North direction
Kirin: The Yellow Dragon, representing the Changing Seasons and Earth to the Center
those 5 gods are linked to the Kuji-kiri, esoterism practice, known in Shugendo and Shingon Mikkyo
this statue is from a fountain (chozuya) located to Heian-jingu in Kyoto represented in a pair with Byakko is the white tiger, they show the east and the west
Area: Okazaki Nishitennocho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture 606-8341
NO Post process,
650 pics DSLR (NX 500- NX45 lens)
part of the actions done by my NPO, going to junior high school to teach photogrammetry and 3D printing