Chinese Painting Blog » fish painting https://www.artisoo.com/blog Chinese art globe share Sat, 11 Oct 2014 03:58:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Chinese Fish Painting https://www.artisoo.com/blog/chinese-fish-painting-2/ https://www.artisoo.com/blog/chinese-fish-painting-2/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 06:43:12 +0000 CNArtGallery http://www.artisoo.com/blog/?p=839 Continue reading →]]> In China, "fish(鱼)" and "surplus(余)" and "jade（玉）" are homonymic words (all sound "yu"), so fish represents affluence and abundance.

China artists often draw the auspicious fishes drawing as carp and goldfish, as "carp(鲤)" and "benefit(利)" are homonymic words in Chinese, and "gold(金)" represents wealth  so they often relate to the business and symbolize the advantages and benefits in business.

Lotus and Fish

Lotus and Fish

Lotus Flower & Fish Feng Shui Painting: represent that you live in affluence and every year may you always get more than you wish for.

Peony & Fish Feng Shui Painting: peony is symbolic of honor and riches, so the painting  combination of peony and fish means you will become wealthy in affluence and abundance.

Two Fish Painting: In particular a Black/Blue Fish and a Red / Gold/ Colored Fish frolicking in water resemble the black and white areas of Taiji ("great ultimate"). So two fish paintings or scrolls can represent "yin" and "yang" and has very auspicious meanings.

Six Fishes Painting: symbolizes "may everything goes as you wish".

]]> https://www.artisoo.com/blog/chinese-fish-painting-2/feed/ 0 Chinese Fish Painting https://www.artisoo.com/blog/chinese-fish-painting/ https://www.artisoo.com/blog/chinese-fish-painting/#comments Mon, 29 Oct 2012 03:28:50 +0000 CNArtGallery http://www.artisoo.com/blog/?p=397 Continue reading →]]> The words for fish and abundance are pronounced the same in Chinese (鱼,yu) so the fish in the Chinese culture symbolizes wealth.  As they multiply rapidly and sometimes swim in pairs , fish also symbolize harmony, marital happiness and reproduction. Chinese legend says people placed messages in the bellies of the fish, and thus the fish has come to symbolize communication with a distant friend or loved one. Fish is an important symbol in the Buddhist religion and are among the auspicious signs on the Footprints of Buddha. The fish on the Buddha footprints signifies freedom from all restraints. The most popular fish motif found in Chinese art and culture is that of the Carp or Koi fish. Known to most Westerners as Koi Fish, the Chinese carp has numerous symbolic values within Chinese culture. The carp is a powerful symbol of strength and perseverance. The scales and whiskers of the carp resemble that of a dragon, a great symbol of power in China. At the New Year Festival "lucky money" is given out in red envelopes decorated with a carp and symbols of long life such as peach and pine trees. The word "koi" comes from the Japanese word meaning “carp”. Koi fish have many different colors with the major colors being black, white, red, yellow, and cream colored.

Chinese Painting Fish

Chinese Painting Fish

In this painting ,nine golden fish swim around the lotus , in the clear water.Why the painter paint nine fish ? The number nine is an auspicious number , and  fish and lotus painting brings people good luck and peaceful life .   The swimming fish shows the painting vividly and charmingly.

 

 

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