Liu Hai and Toad Silk Painting Art

The story of Liu Hai Playing with the Toad originates from Taoist allusions and folk legends. According to the tale, Liu Hai was a Taoist during the early Song Dynasty. When he was a young boy, while gathering firewood in the mountains, he saw a three-legged toad injured by the roadside and quickly rushed forward to bandage its wound. In gratitude, the toad transformed into a beautiful maiden, who later married Liu Hai and bore him children. His wife had the ability to spit out gold coins and ingots. This legend later evolved into the story of Liu Hai Playing with the Toad, symbolizing good luck and wealth.

This is an original Asian silk painting art, not a print, that was produced in the 1980s and 1990s by painters from Suzhou, China. Using silk as their canvas, the artists skillfully captured the Song dynasty style of Chinese watercolor paintings. 

Because these paintings are all handicrafts, works with the same theme may have different layout and colors. Also because of limitations in imaging and photography equipment, the image may have subtle color differences from the actual product.