Dragon Statues & Sculptures

The dragon is one of the oldest subjects in sculpture, and it means different things in East and West. In Chinese tradition it is a creature of water and sky, long-bodied and usually wingless, linked with strength, good fortune and imperial authority, and often shown reaching for a flaming pearl. In European legend it is the winged adversary of the hero, the beast Saint George rides out to meet. Our collection carries both traditions at full scale.

In white marble there are Chinese dragons coiled over carved clouds and waves, from 80cm to the Cloud-Surging Dragon at 260cm, with a guardian dragon tortoise and a seated winged dragon in black marble. In bronze the range runs from 45cm dragon heads to life-size Chinese dragons at 220cm and a rearing winged dragon at 350cm, with the great narrative groups: Saint George and the dragon, armoured knights on rearing horses, and a classical hero at grips with his dragon. Carved jade adds dragon arcs, scrolls and discs in archaic forms.

Material decides where a dragon can live. Marble and bronze are made for the open air, the stone keeping its carved scales crisp and the bronze deepening into a living patina, while jade belongs indoors, seen close to and in good light. See the wider ranges in our marble sculptures, bronze sculptures and jade sculptures.

Two Chinese dragons ordered as a pair can flank a gateway or the steps to a door, a coiling dragon makes a focal point at the end of a garden path, and a dragon fountain brings moving water into a courtyard. For more pieces that hold a garden together see our garden statues and bronze fountains, and for other creatures of myth, our bronze mythology statues.

Every dragon statue we make is handcrafted to order by our artists, designed in Birmingham and made in our worldwide studios. Standard production takes around three to four weeks, and we offer free worldwide shipping. Get in touch for advice on scale and siting, or to commission a dragon to your own brief.