Chinese Painting - Red Phoenix Facing The Rising Sun

Legend on the PhoenixAccording to the Legend, the phoenix stands for happiness and fortune, and it is the king of birds.It is recorded in Shan Hai Jing (Classics on Mountains and Oceans): The phoenix lives on Danxue Mountain, it is covered with colorful feathers, and looks like a golden pheasant, the patterns on its head, wings, back, bosom and belly respectively resemble the Chinese characters Virtue, Righteousness, Courtesy, Humanity, and Truthfulness. The phoenix flies freely in the sky, stretches its neck and sings and dances. The appearance of a phoenix foretells happiness, peacefulness, and fortune.Scroll of the painting of the Red Phoenix Facing the Rising SunIt is said that the red ones are female phoenixes and the blue ones are male phoenixes, therefore female ones are called red phoenixes.On the scroll of the Red Phoenix Facing the Rising Sun, there is a phoenix stretching her head and singing towards the rising sun. It is infrequent auspice. It is recorded in Volume A, Da Ya, Shi Jing (Classic of ancient books in China): "The phoenix sings, on the lofty hill, the phoenix tree smiles, towards that rising sun. " There is a metaphor in the poem that "the phoenix is a wisdom, " and "the rising sun indicates a flourishing age. " Together, it means that a wise emperor is born to a flourishing age.The original scroll of the painting of the Red Phoenix Facing the Rising Sun is a top quality Suzhou embroidery. It has been loved by Emperors in different dynasty because of the auspice it stands for.Now the scroll of the Painting of the Red Phoenix Facing the Rising Sun is collected and displayed in the Palace Museum.According simulation reproduction, limited edition 1000 pieces.SIZE:1700X530mm