Warehouse 13 Artifact Database Wiki
Warehouse 13 Artifact Database Wiki
Winter Koi Painting

Origin

Cui Bai

Type

Painting

Effects

Simulates Drowning

Downsides

Prolonged contact can actually drown the victim

Activation

Touch

Collected by

Warehouse 6

Section

Salico-84C

Aisle

118345-6019

Shelf

215576-8045-902

Date of Collection

1075

[Source]


Origin[]

One of Cui Bai's (1050 - 1080) lesser known paintings Winter Koi was painted for Emperor Shenzong of Song's twenty second birthday. Bai's paintings were praised for their visual style however the artist himself wasn't as popular. The rest of his life is relatively unknown with historians guessing that originally there were two hundred paintings in the imperial collection. A massive storm caused that section of the imperial palace to flood underwater destroying all but three with Koi being Song's favorite.

Effects[]

When the painting is touched the person's lungs fill with water, it has been suggested that it feels like being water boarded. If held against the painting for five minutes simulation becomes real life and the victim dies from drowning.