Product Review

King Silk Art makes silk embroidery wall art, 100% hand-stitched by Master Artists in Suzhou, China. Our artwork, Susho, is completely natural, created with tiny needles and pure silk thread. Susho is a 2500 year old family tradition, with a unique and fascinating history.

The hummingbird is the helicopter of birds. They can hover, fly backward and forward, and come to a dead stop mid-air, due to the rapid beating of their wings. Symbolically, hummingbirds represent powerful energy and joy as well as the ability to overcome the impossible, and adaptability to the bumpy road of life.

In legends, hummingbirds symbolize many different concepts. Because of their speed, the hummingbird is known as a messenger and stopper of time.

In Feng Shui, the hummingbird is a symbol of love, joy, and beauty. Since the hummingbird is able to fly backwards, it teaches us to remember the past, but not dwell on it, we always need to fly forward too. When the hummingbird hovers over flowers while drinking nectar, we are reminded that we should savor each moment, and appreciate the things we love.

Centuries ago, when Susho began to evolve from home furnishing and clothing, the Emperor and his court wanted wall art to decorate their palaces. The aristocrats favored natural scenes, wanting to capture the detail and texture of flora and fauna. Susho artists learned to please the taste of the elites, by making natural scenes as realistic as possible.

Symbolically, the images were meant to permanently capture the essences and benefits of the subjects. Even an Emperor cannot keep his hummingbirds alive forever, but capturing souls in silk will make them eternal captives.