Why is the Ruihe picture unlucky?
In our country’s traditional culture, cranes generally represent longevity and are a symbol of auspiciousness. Therefore, many folk utensils have the shadow of cranes. So, in terms of Feng Shui, why is the Ruihe picture unlucky? What can be said? Next, let’s take a look!
Where did the Ruihe painting come from?
When Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty was in power, he founded the Yuan Ti Painting School. The so-called Yuan Ti Painting School was composed of court painters and was related to the folk literati painting school. In an opposing trench. Since it is a painting school composed of court painters, the works in it are all about the court, and "Ruihe Tu" comes from this.
What does Ruihe Tu depict?
"Ruihe Tu" depicts the sixteenth day of the first lunar month in the second year of Zhenghe. Clouds suddenly drifted over Bianjing, the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty, to Duanmen, and There is a wonderful sight of a group of cranes flying over the palace, hovering for a long time and refusing to leave. In the palace, two cranes landed on the two tall owl kisses on the left and right sides of the palace, which attracted people in the palace to stop and watch. Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty was very excited when he saw this scene, thinking that the auspicious clouds accompanied the cranes to inform Bianjing. Rui, so in this situation, he painted all the scenes he saw on silk, and also wrote a poem as a commemoration.
This "Auspicious Crane Picture" uses 18 cranes painted on silk. Almost no two cranes in this painting have the same posture. The 18 cranes are basically distributed symmetrically from left to right. On the screen, they hover in the blue sky, forming an exquisite scene of cranes paying their respects. Since the white crane is a Taoist fairy bird and a mount of gods, representing longevity and good luck, people usually think that this painting is a record of the auspicious scene by Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, and it is a long-lasting prayer for the country.
What is the meaning of the Ruihe Picture?
The second year of Zhenghe was the 12th year of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty. In ancient times, 12 years was called a period. "Guoyu·Jinyu IV" says, "If you accumulate energy for one period, you can travel far." It means that after recharging your energy for twelve years, you can travel a long distance. Here, Song Huizong, in addition to lamenting the virtuous ministers God bestowed upon the Song Dynasty and their contributions to the world, should also have the expectation to continue to recruit virtuous ministers and create new glory.
The postscript written by the monk after the "Auspicious Crane Picture" also mentions the sentence "Moistening the hair is to write the truth of Qingtian". It can be seen that Song Huizong here is implying that these cranes that fly in at dusk and dawn are not ordinary species, but "Qingtian Zhen", and the civil servants and hermits selected to serve in the imperial court must also be extraordinary. Song Huizong used this allusion to show that the real auspicious thing is the virtuous ministers, and he regards virtuous ministers as the greatest auspiciousness given by God.
Why is the auspicious crane picture unlucky
History is always regrettable. No matter how many cranes came to complain about auspiciousness, they could not resist Song Huizong's lack of governance. The demise of the Northern Song Dynasty was precisely Tong Guan and other officials who lost to the Huizong Dynasty brought disaster to the country. After the Jin soldiers kidnapped Song Huizong, they named him "Hunde Gong". Song Huizong suffered all kinds of humiliation. When people talk about the "Auspicious Crane Picture" again, there is a saying that the crane looks auspicious, but actually hides the mystery of the fate of Song Huizong and the Northern Song Dynasty. Therefore, the "Auspicious Crane Picture" is also regarded as an ominous omen.