https://www.thetingology.com/%E9%85%92%E7%B2%BE%E5%A2%A8%E6%B0%B4%E8%AA%B2%E7%A8%8B Japanese art, a deeply visual culture, provides valuable insight into the cultural dynamics and beliefs that helped shape Japan. The arts were reborn and flourished during the Edo period (from 1600-1868), especially in the 18th-century, with the rise of linguistic and intellectual development, creativity and artistic expression. During the Edo period (1600-1868), there was a resurgence and flourishing of the arts, along with the growth of intellectual pursuits, visual creativity, and linguistic development. This visual language was characterized by a great variety of thought and style, which were combined in a short period of time in order to satisfy the needs of an evolving culture. Unseen dragons It is the repeated spirals, circles, and swirls that are created from the continual motions of elements such as water, air, and their various intensities. The river, lakes, and streams; the clouds, and the rains. From this natural pattern, images of dragons were created. Time dragons Dragon symbols were used often as measures of the twelve-year cycles. They were also used to measure the hours in a twenty-four-hour cycle divided by two to form a unit for each of the twelve animals of the Asian Zodiac. The dragon is the symbol for hours between 7-9am. For some, early in the morning can be the most exciting time of day. But for other people like the Yoshiwara girls who work, this is a good time to relax. Temple dragons Ts'ao, a Chinese painter from the third century is credited with being one of the first to portray dragons. It was said that he learned to paint the dragon from an actual red dragon that resided in a lake, and the painting, even two centuries later, had the power to bring rain by causing clouds to gather when held over water. Ts'ao Pu-hsing was considered the first to use dragons on walls and ceilings of Buddhist temples. Official dragons Liu Bang was a humble man who could nev