Montegrappa Zodiac Rooster Fountain Pen

MONTEGRAPPAZODIAC ROOSTERSTERLING SILVER ZODIAC ROOSTER FOUNTAIN PENEnchanted by the mysthique of the oriental world, Montegrappa wishes to pay a tribute to this millenary culture by dedicating to the Chinese astrology its intriguing Oriental Zodiac collection.This series of writing instruments utilizes our unique hand embellished overlays, a technique perfected with the introduction of their limited editions. The outstanding features of Montegrappa writing instruments incorporated with the hand embellished die-cast overlays creates a unique combination of 3 dimensional art with a perfectly balanced writing instrument, an heirloom to be cherished now and forever.  The Rooster is an embodiment of the Yang and represents the warmth and life of the universe. It can change into human form to inflict good or bad on mortals. The Rooster also symbolizes Five Virtues:-         Literary spirit-         War spirit spurs-         Courage, always fight his enemies-         Benevolent, always clucking for Hens when he finds a grain-         Faithful, never fail to tell the hour  The Rooster is also a Christian symbol for vigilance and is thus placed at summits of towers and steeples. It is associated as an emblem of the Passion and with Peter as repentance. The Rooster generally crows early in the morning to welcome the day. If it crows about ten or eleven in the morning it is an unlucky sign for the family. A proud early morning crowing Rooster is beautifully sculptured on the sterling silver overlay of this extraordinary writing instrument that carries the typical clip chiselled with an oriental style design and adorned with a Cornelian rolling ball.The Rooster is the tenth of the Zodiacal Animals, whose astrological characteristics are illustrated in Table below,    Order of Animal: 10  Time ruled by Rooster: 10th Hour, Vu (1700 to 1900)  Month: 10th moon  Year: 1909, 1921, 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981,1993, 2005  Season: Mid Autumn  Direction: west  Western Constellation: Virgo  Ruling Planet: Mercury  Lucky Gemstone: Pink Jasper  Shade: Yin  Symbol: Red Cock frightens off demons, who flee at sight of his red comb.  Good Points: Honest, very intelligent, thinker, excellent memory, alert and organized Interesting, above average.Generous as a friend. Attractive.Confident outstanding performer.Clever at finance.  Bad Points: Boastful, show-off .Easily critical, opinionated and misunderstood .Compatible: Snake, Ox, Dragon  Incompatibility: Dog, Rat, Rabbit