Chen Rong, << chuhn rawng >> (mid-1200’s), was one of the greatest painters of Chinese dragons. His name is also spelled Ch’en Jung. Chen Rong imagined the dragon as a personification of the power of running water and of a storm. He began his paintings in a fit of excitement, splattering ink and spitting out water, or smearing his inky cap over the paper. He later touched up his work, and the blotches became dramatic compositions of writhing dragons, half seen among clouds or rocks.
