二十四節氣–穀雨 The 24 Solar Terms – Grain Rain / Cinyee Chiu
Brand：海裡魚 HelloFish
Size：11 * 25 cm
Pieces：65 pcs
Type : Wooden puzzles
Finish date：20210116
Artist : Cinyee Chiu
二十四節氣 24 Solar Terms
A personal project in 2014. I designed and illustrated animals for the traditional East Asian 24 solar terms.
For each term, I merged the featured vegetable or fruit, or the special environmental changes of that weather into the animal.
Not all the terms has a related animal, and usually several terms share the same vegetables. I tried to select and arrange them for better design and visual diversity.
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穀雨
GuYu (Grain Rain) | Time to plant ginger, Peony blooms.
- 萍始生：萍，水草也。
- 鳴鳩拂其羽：鳩，即鷹所化者，布穀也；拂，過擊也。當三月之時，趨農急矣，鳩乃追逐而鳴，鼓羽直刺上飛。
- 戴勝降於桑：戴勝，鳥名。戴勝鳥降落於桑樹之時，為蠶將生之候。古人認為，如果戴勝鳥不落桑樹上，說明政令教化會落空。
鹿ｘ牡丹ｘ生薑ｘ荷花
春季的最後一個節氣，天氣迅速變暖、雨水持續增多，正是牡丹花盛開綻放之時，牡丹花色艷麗、雍容華貴，被譽為「花中之王」。設計圖面加入牡丹花元素，牡丹盛放於鹿角上，淅瀝的雨滴融入背中，鹿腳化成驅寒暖胃的薑，為春天的尾聲注入一股溫暖的生命力，高雅的花鹿充滿靈氣，顏色活潑而和諧。
The last solar term of spring. The weather warms up swiftly and rain continue to increase. It is the time for peonies to be in full bloom. Peony blossoms have gorgeous colors. They are dignified and graceful, which is why they are regarded as the “King of Flowers”.
Peony elements are added to the design to inject a vitality into the end of spring. The peonies are blooming on the top of the antlers, raindrops are blending into the back, the deer feet are turning into gingers that dispel cold and warm up stomach. The elegant Sika deer is with aura and its color are lively and harmonious.
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懂沒神雜：
- 「穀雨時節牡丹開」，所以牡丹別稱為「穀雨花」。
- 穀雨後的天氣會變得潮溼，而氣候潮溼對腸胃不好，需要吃點暖胃食材，如生薑。
穀”雨”延伸出”傘具”概念（荷葉與雨傘）
另一把雨傘在鹿額頭處，這麼顯眼的位置居然沒挑到，燈下黑啊！
可能因為多菱角的外型，意外覺得有點難拼~