May good fortune and ample official income come to your doorstep
福禄双至
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Pun Design ：
Punning Details：
– ‘hu lu 葫芦’gourd in Chinese is pronounced similar to ‘fu (福 good fortune)’ and ‘lu (禄official emolument)’;
– ‘fu 蝠’ in ‘bian fu 蝙蝠’ (meaning ‘bat’) is a pun on ‘fu 福’ (also meaning ‘good fortune’ or ‘happiness’). It is added to the image of gourd to emphasise the good wish.
– The deer in Chinese is pronounced as ‘lu 鹿’, which can also serve as a pun for ‘lu 禄’ meaning ‘official emolument’.
画面要素: 葫芦 + 蝙蝠
谐音详情: ‘葫芦’与‘福禄’谐音；取‘蝙蝠’ 中 ‘蝠’ 与 ‘福’ 谐音，以加强祝愿。
Related Pun Pictures:
May you enjoy long life and always be blessed by good fortune 福寿万年
May promotion be yours; May you advance in official rank 加官晋爵
Fig 1: doucai porcelain dish, Kangxi period (1662–1722), Qing dynasty, courtesy of China Ceramic Museum, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province, China; photography by Rachel Ma
Fig 2: porcelain vase with underglaze blue decoration, Yongzheng period (1723–35), Qing dynasty, courtesy of the National Museum of China, Beijing, China; photography by Mr Zou Xianzhi
Fig 3: copper snuff-bottle with enamelled decoration, Yongzheng period (1723–35), Qing dynasty, courtesy of the Palace Museum, Beijing
Fig 4: falangcai enamelled porcelain bowl, Yongzheng period (1723–35), Qing dynasty, courtesy of the National Museum of China, Beijing, China; photography by Rachel Ma
Fig 5: porcelain dish with light underglaze blue decoration, Yongzheng period (1723–35), Qing dynasty, courtesy of Wuhan Museum, Hubei Province, China; photography by Rachel Ma
Fig 6: falangcai enamelled porcelain vase, Qianlong period (1736–95), Qing dynasty, courtesy of the National Palace Museum, Taipei
Fig 7: glass double gourd vase with enamelled decoration, Qianlong period (1736–95), Qing dynasty, courtesy of the National Palace Museum, Taipei
Fig 8: glass snuff-bottle with enamelled decoration, Qianlong period (1736–95), Qing dynasty, courtesy of the Palace Museum, Beijing
Fig 9: porcelain vase with underglaze blue decoration, Qianlong period (1736–95), Qing dynasty, courtesy of the Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln Museum, Jiangxi Province, China; photography by Rachel Ma
Fig 10: famille rose gourd shaped vase, Qianlong period (1736–95), Qing dynasty, courtesy of Shandong Museum, Shandong Province, China; photography by Rachel Ma
Fig 11: jade carving ornament, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), courtesy of the National Palace Museum, Taipei
Fig 12-13: wooden container, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), courtesy of the National Palace Museum, Taipei