Four Mystery Birds

Summary:

The design of the Four Mystery Birds is inspired by the four Wind Gods in eastern mythology, which are recorded in some of the oracle bone inscriptions, Namely, they are East Qinghe, South Danfeng, West Baizhi, and North Xuanyan

Description:

The Oracle Script Birds NFT is inspired by the oracle bone that recorded winds in the four seasons (Sifangfeng), which originated in the Wu Ding period (around 1200 BC).

Twenty-four (actually twenty-eight) words were inscribed on a piece of cow's shoulder blade, recording the Four Symbols (gods ruling in the four directions) and the corresponding four wind gods (Fengshen).