One of the most commonly used motifs that depicts household fowls. It has also been frequently used in pun rebuses for the meaning of ‘good fortune’ or ‘good wishes’, as its Chinese pronunciation is ji 鸡, the same as ji 吉, which means good fortune. See more below.

Related Pun Rebus Pictures：

May everything fare fabulously in your family shi 室上大吉 

May you enjoy imminent good fortune 大吉图

• Fig 2: lacquer ware, 18^th century, courtesy of the National Palace Museum, Taipei