Myriad Birds of Good Omens

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Attributed to Qian Xuan

  • Ming Dynasty, China, 16c.
  • hanging scroll

Paintings – Japanese / Asian Paintings

Qian Xuan ( about 1235~after 1301 ) was skillful in poems, paintings and calligraphic works, and pursued realism in bird and flower paintings. Under the morning sun, birds of good omens such as a crane, pheasants, and mandarin ducks gather around a phoenix, which is the king of birds that appears when the world is in peace. The peony considered as the king of flowers, is depicted at the foot of the phoenix, and along with bamboos and a plum tree. Each bird and flower has hidden meanings, and this could be said to be a comprehensive motif of good omens and allegories. (「New Edition Grace, Beauty and Inqenuity-Masterpices of the Museum of Imperial Collections, Sannomaru Shozokan Vol.1」2003)

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Title/Name Myriad Birds of Good Omens
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Attributed to Qian Xuan
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Century 16c.
Quantity hanging scroll
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color on silk
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Kyoto
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SZK000014
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Myriad Birds of Good Omens

Myriad Birds of Good Omens

Qian Xuan ( about 1235~after 1301 ) was skillful in poems, paintings and calligraphic works, and pursued realism in bird and flower paintings. Under the morning sun, birds of good omens such as a crane, pheasants, and mandarin ducks gather around a phoenix, which is the king of birds that appears when the world is in peace. The peony considered as the king of flowers, is depicted at the foot of the phoenix, and along with bamboos and a plum tree. Each bird and flower has hidden meanings, and this could be said to be a comprehensive motif of good omens and allegories. (「New Edition Grace, Beauty and Inqenuity-Masterpices of the Museum of Imperial Collections, Sannomaru Shozokan Vol.1」2003)