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Chinese Gods Mural, Artist: Luke Dragon, A Street Mural, Grant and Sacramento Streets, Chinatown, San Francisco, California

Facing Street
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The mural, depicting Chinese gods, was painted on the side of an apartment building and faced Sacramento Street.


Chinese Gods external link Mural external link   •  Artist: Luke Dragon external link   •  Grant Avenue And Sacramento Street external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link Nikon D300S Camera external link AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 10:50:22 Friday 28 October 2022)   •  (Date Published: Tuesday 10 January 2023)   •  © 2017 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C22_2220
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Jesus
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Although strictly not Chinese, the image of Jesus wearing a crown of thorns, was painted as the leftmost figure on the mural.


Chinese Gods external link Mural external link   •  Artist: Luke Dragon external link   •  Grant Avenue And Sacramento Street external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link Nikon D300S Camera external link AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 10:51:04 Friday 28 October 2022)   •  (Date Published: Tuesday 10 January 2023)   •  © 2017 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C22_2223
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Notorious Pig
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A pig god had his arms around two faceless naked women. On his copious belly were the words: "Notorious P.I.G."


Chinese Gods external link Mural external link   •  Artist: Luke Dragon external link   •  Grant Avenue And Sacramento Street external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link Nikon D300S Camera external link AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 10:51:26 Friday 28 October 2022)   •  (Date Published: Tuesday 10 January 2023)   •  © 2017 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C22_2224
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Artist's Signature
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The artist's signature was painted in the lower part of the mural below the Monkey God. It read, "@Luke Dragon."


Chinese Gods external link Mural external link   •  Artist: Luke Dragon external link   •  Grant Avenue And Sacramento Street external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link Nikon D300S Camera external link AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 10:51:40 Friday 28 October 2022)   •  (Date Published: Tuesday 10 January 2023)   •  © 2017 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C22_2225
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The Monkey God
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The monkey God looked fierce and stood holding a fire dry-stand pipe a his staff.


Chinese Gods external link Mural external link   •  Artist: Luke Dragon external link   •  Grant Avenue And Sacramento Street external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link Nikon D300S Camera external link AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 10:51:44 Friday 28 October 2022)   •  (Date Published: Tuesday 10 January 2023)   •  © 2017 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C22_2226
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Dragon God
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The Dragon God stood with eyes closed to witness the future. She held a dragon as a pet.


Chinese Gods external link Mural external link   •  Artist: Luke Dragon external link   •  Grant Avenue And Sacramento Street external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link Nikon D300S Camera external link AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 10:51:58 Friday 28 October 2022)   •  (Date Published: Tuesday 10 January 2023)   •  © 2017 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C22_2227
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Words Below Dragon
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Chinese Words were painted below the dragon. They roughly translated as, "Path," or "Road."


Chinese Gods external link Mural external link   •  Artist: Luke Dragon external link   •  Grant Avenue And Sacramento Street external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link Nikon D300S Camera external link AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 10:52:01 Friday 28 October 2022)   •  (Date Published: Tuesday 10 January 2023)   •  © 2017 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C22_2228
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Looking Back
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The view of the mural taken from the sidewalk and looking back along Sacramento Street.


Chinese Gods external link Mural external link   •  Artist: Luke Dragon external link   •  Grant Avenue And Sacramento Street external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link Nikon D300S Camera external link AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 10:52:07 Friday 28 October 2022)   •  (Date Published: Tuesday 10 January 2023)   •  © 2017 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C22_2229
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