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Koi Fish with Lotus
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Premium Pearlescent
16 pt thickness / 130 lb weight Soft shimmer white, smooth texture
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Koi Fish with Lotus
Koi Fish with Lotus is a brush painting in traditional Chinese "Gongbi" style. Watercolor and ink on rice paper.
In traditional Chinese culture, fish is the symbols of fertility and wealth. Fish images are also often to given as wedding gift as fish multiply rapidly and they often swim in pairs. In China, fish and jade are homonymic words (all sound "yu"), so fish represents affluence and abundance.
The Koi fish has a long history in China. It is one of the most popular auspicious things. The ancient China people deem koi fish as one of the symbol of wealth, respect, lucky and power.
In particular a Black Fish and a Red 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. Two fishes are also one of the Eight Auspicious-symbols of Buddhism. They represent firm and harmonious relationship, and they symbolize happiness and can ward off evil.
In Feng Shui Lotus Flower and Koi Fish Paintings represent that you live in affluence and every year may you always get more than you wish for.
Chinese painting is one of the oldest continuous artistic traditions in the world. Gongbi, or “Meticulous Painting”,has been specially favoured for its realistic technique and bold colouring.
GongBi is a careful realist technique in Chinese painting, the opposite of the interpretive and freely expressive XieYi style.
The technique calls for brushstrokes to “be as detailed as detailed can be”, uses highly detailed brushstrokes that delimit details very precisely and without independent or expressive variation. In addition, it tries to strike a balance between artistic expression and vitality, is often highly coloured and usually depicts figural or narrative subjects.
Gongbi requires drawing with fine lines first to represent the exaggerated likenesses of the objects, and then adds washes of ink and colour layer by layer so as to approach the perfection of exquisiteness and fine art.
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By Chanelle T.March 15, 2020 • Verified Purchase
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This product turned out perfect. It arrived the next business day. I got it to give to clients after doing the microblading procedure. The quality is great and people love it! The colours turned out better than I expected. it looks amazing!
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By Jane W.December 10, 2023 • Verified Purchase
Folded Card, Paper: Signature Matte
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Quick delivery and great quality. very easy to use even for the very first time of using this standard template. thanks for offering this user-friendly version of things. Great quality and I can quickly put them up as a tent card
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By Sandra F.January 3, 2020 • Verified Purchase
Folded Card, Paper: Signature Matte
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These little folded cards are great for giving a gift card in. Also since no sentiment is on it - it leaves the options open for a crafter etc to stamp a thank you, sorry, get well etc on the front. A message for the occasion can be personalized by writing inside. Very pleased with the paper and craft envelopes that came with it. Colors were beautiful and satisfactory.
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