陈容 Chen Rong (1200-1260 AD), Southern Song dynasty; 鳳凰呈祥図 Nine dragons and Phoenix, Chinese long scroll painting. The painting was done by 陈容 Chen Rong (1200-1260) from Southern Song dynasty. 鳳凰呈祥図 = "Dragon and Phoenix Presenting Auspiciousness" means that the Dragon, guardian of wisdom, happiness, and longevity, is accompanied by the Phoenix, together bringing bliss, good fortune, and everlasting prosperity. Full scroll length: 3 m 80 cm; Length of painting + characters: 3 m 49 cm; Length of silk painting only: 3 m 2 cm; Width of silk painting: 45.5 cm; Width of the scroll: 49 cm. Eight of the scroll: 358 g; Blue dragons with 4 claws – 5 Red dragons with 3 claws -4; Taoist deities: 2; Phoenix bird – 1; BIOGRAPHY: Chen Rong, courtesy name Gongchu, styled himself Suoweng, and was a native of Changle, Fujian. He passed the imperial examination in the Duanping reign and served as the chief clerk of the Imperial Academy... He was skilled in poetry and painting colorful dragons. This painting, with its nine dragons... is vivid and lifelike, a truly wonderful treasure, worthy of collection. Inscribed (confirmed) by Wang Shimin in the 15th year of the Kangxi reign (i.e., 1676 AD). Seal: Wang Shimin. Provenance: private collection in Sarasota, Florida, USA. Certified by art appraisal, - member of Chinese Painter Calligrapher Association (CPCA), master degree, from Jingdezhen, China. Certification is written on 16 pages, signed. REFERENCE: Chen Rong (simplified Chinese: 陈容; traditional Chinese: 陳容; pinyin: Chén Róng; Wade–Giles: Ch'en Jung; c. 1200–1266)[1] was a Chinese painter and politician of the Southern Song dynasty celebrated for his depictions of dragons. The Nine Dragons handscroll in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, bearing a date of 1244, is attributed to Chen.[2][3] The Five Dragons handscroll in the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri, is also attributed to Chen Rong.[4] A longer version of the Five Dragons, also attributed to Chen Rong, is in the Tokyo National Museum.[5] Note that some scholars view the Five Dragons handscroll as the creation of a close follower, and not by Chen.[6] The Eleven Dragons painting in the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art was formerly attributed to Chen Rong, but now is assigned to the Ming dynasty period.[7] In March 2017, the Six Dragons handscroll, attributed to Chen Rong, was sold by Osaka's Fujita Art Museum at Christie's for almost $49 million.[8] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chen_Rong_(painter)