Category: Asian Koi Fish Paintings & Wall Scrolls

Yin Yang Fish Portrait

			17" (43cm)
	17¼" (44cm)

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Yin Yang Fish Portrait

This painting represents the balance in life known as "Yin Yang" in the Asian world.

In traditional Chinese culture, people believe that everything has balance...

The artist is such a cool old Chinese man.
He is 62 years old, but has the heart of a teenager.
I always have a good time when I visit his studio.
He gets as excited as I do when he is showing me a new
piece that he has just finished. Then he tries to teach me
how to paint (a futile effort). I always wish him long life
and happiness when I leave. I really hope he lives
forever, the world needs more people like Mr. Yu
(The not-so-Chinese-looking guy in this picture is me)

These fish are associated strongly with both Japanese and Chinese cultures. Beautiful garden parks in the cities around China are often graced with a pond full of these fish throughout the year. They are a very strong fish as they can be seen swimming slowly under thick sheets of ice in lakes during the brutal Winter of northern China.

Also, in Mandarin Chinese, "fish" is pronounced "Yu" which is the same pronunciation as the word meaning "wealth" or "being rich". So many Chinese people believe that having a painting of fish in your home will bring you wealth and riches.

Materials used are special black and red Chinese ink on rice paper. The painting has a thicker rice paper backing and ivory-colored silk matting/border.

The artist's name is "Yu Gong-Quan" but his pen name is "Mao Zhi".

Yu Gong-Quan was born in Shanghai in 1941.

He studied art for many years in Anhui Province. After perfecting his skills he started his career as an artist.

For the last 30 years of his life, he has continued to develop his unique style.

He is currently a professor of art at an institute in Beijing, China.

This painting includes a silk matting/border, but not a frame.
I recommend professional framing for the best presentation of this artwork.
The image above is typical of the appearance of what you receive.
This is not necessarily the exact painting that you will received.
Each yin yang fish painting is made completely by hand, so there are minor variations in each one.