Description
Length:130.5cm(51.38in)Width:42.5cm(16.73in)Vertical scroll Great?Auspicious Rooster Painting, attributed to Emperor Huizong of Song, meticulous?colour flower?and?bird on silk, antique original mounting with dark?coloured silk border and rose?wood roller ends. The old scroll label reads “Emperor Huizong Great?Auspicious Rooster Vertical Scroll, Sanxitang”. The top inset bears imperial large?character title “Zhen Qu (True Delight)”. Painted on aged deep?toned silk, the main work depicts a vigorous rooster standing on rocky ground with bright red comb and finely?rendered layered plumage. An old plum?tree with blooming white blossoms stretches sideways, accompanied by slender bamboos and grasses. Imperial?style poetic calligraphy of Xuanhe period is inscribed, covered with numerous official?collection seals from Song to Qing dynasties. Executed in refined realistic Song?academy bird?and?flower style, the rooster symbolises great fortune. This piece bears high historical?documentary, artistic and collection value.
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Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Ji (1082-1135), a painting of Great Fortune on silk with
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