Pocket, Compact Mirror From Korea Handcraftted with Colorfull Mother of Pearl Inlays, Good Quality, Authentic Design – Couple of Phoenix “Bonghwang” Review

Mother of pearl pocket mirror covered with a representation of a couple of phoenix (Bonghwang). The phoenix is an imaginary bird that is found in western legends, but also Oriental. Widely represented in Korean mythology, as the bonghwang. Consists of two Chinese characters: “bong” and “hwang”, which respectively represent a male and a female. The Red Phoenix is also one of five animals celestial guardian of the south gate. Mythical bird with scarlet plumage, of unparalleled beauty, who, after living several centuries, burned himself on a pyre and was reborn from its ashes, the phoenix is the symbol of immortality and resurrection. Uniting them in yin and yang. His body is the five human qualities: his head, virtue, its wings, the duty; his back, the appropriate behavior during rituals; his chest, the virtue of humanity, its belly, reliability.