Settyu kinkeizu 

Ito Jakuchu painted this image of a golden pheasant amidst the snow-laden foliage, employing ink and color on silk. The pheasant, or kinkeizu, historically symbolizes good fortune and prosperity. The motif appears frequently in East Asian art across centuries, a visual echo reverberating from ancient tapestries to modern designs. It appears as a symbol in different contexts, sometimes imperial, sometimes agrarian, shifting its meaning along the way to become a powerful force of nature. There's a collective memory embedded in our visual processing of the image of the pheasant: it conveys a sense of both opulence and hope. Its presence in art taps into a deep, subconscious level of cultural memory, evoking an emotional response tied to shared historical experiences and psychological associations. The symbol of the golden pheasant, in constant dialogue with shifting cultural contexts, resurfaces again and again, continually evolving.