"Hundred Birds Paying Attention to the Phoenix", also known as "Hundred Birds Paying Attention to the King", "Yi Feng Tu", etc., has very rich cultural connotations. In ancient China, the phoenix was used as a metaphor for the emperor. Later it evolved into a dragon to represent the emperor and a phoenix to represent the empress. But both the former and the latter phoenix symbolize the royal family. Therefore, "Hundred Birds Pay Attention to the Phoenix" is a general metaphor for the sage of the monarch, the clearness of the rivers and the sea, and the surrender of the world. It can also be used to express people's infinite expectations for a peaceful and prosperous age. The picture "A Hundred Birds Paying Attention to the Phoenix" with its warm atmosphere and colorful manners is actually a portrayal of the traditional mentality of the Chinese nation yearning for peace and praying for blessings.
The famous painting of the Qing Dynasty, "A Hundred Birds Paying Attention to the Phoenix", was written by Shen Quan, a native of Deqing, Zhejiang Province. He has amazing artistic talent. He is not only good at flowers and birds, but also landscapes, figures, and calligraphy. In the ninth year of Yongzheng reign of Qing Dynasty (1731), he was hired by Japan to go to Nagasaki. In the fifth year of Qianlong reign of Qing Dynasty, he returned to China. Shen Quan's "Hundred Birds Paying Attention to the Phoenix" is a rare treasure in a private collection. It was created by Shen Quan after his return to China in December 1740. There are about three hundred birds painted, including phoenixes, peacocks, eagles, cranes, ribbon birds, golden pheasants, mandarin ducks, geese, white-headed birds, ducks, mountain magpies, magpies, swallows, doves, etc.; the trees and flowers painted include pines, cypresses, and sycamores. , willows, osmanthus, peach blossoms, apricot blossoms, lotus, chrysanthemums, plum blossoms, peonies, peonies, hibiscus, roses, roses, etc.; against the scenery of mountains and rivers in the four seasons, when you look at them, you will feel a sense of grandeur and grandeur coming towards you. , it can be described as magnificent and breathtaking. The embroidery scroll "Hundred Birds Paying Attention to the Phoenix" is 50 cm in length and 1100 cm in width. It is one of the large-scale masterpieces among the giant embroidery scrolls in recent years and is also the first in the national embroidery industry. This piece of work was personally guided and participated in the embroidery by the national arts and crafts master Wang Suhua. Three provincial arts and crafts masters designed, painted and framed it. Twenty-three senior craftsmen carefully crafted it and took half a year to embroider it. The embroidery scroll makes full use of more than a dozen traditional stitches and techniques of the Song Dynasty. The needlework is fine, the colors are bright and gorgeous, the structure is rigorous, life is vivid, flexible and clear, harmonious and unified, painting and embroidery are integrated, giving full play to the uniqueness of Song embroidery technology. style. This picture is reproduced on an embroidered scroll. It has been highly praised by people in the art circles at home and abroad and has great collection value.