May You Enjoy a Long Life
百耋
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Pun Design ：
Hundred + Butterfly
Punning Details：
– Artists may repeat a particular visual element many times to convey the numeral ‘bai 百 hundred’.
– ‘Dié 蝶’ in ‘hú dié 蝴蝶 butterfly’ is a pun on ‘dié 耋 octogenarian’, indicating ‘a ripe old age’.
Thus the auspicious rebus picture ‘Hundred Butterflies’ (百蝶) symbolises longevity and wishes for a long life in Chinese art.
Related Pun Pictures:
Fig 1: famille verte porcelain vase, Kangxi period (1662–1722), Qing dynasty, courtesy of the Palace Museum, Beijing
Fig 2: A hundred butterflies 百蝶图 (detail), ink and colour on paper, Yu Sheng (1692–1767), Qing dynasty, courtesy of the National Palace Museum, Taipei
Fig 3: globular vase with underglaze cobalt-blue and copper-red decoration, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), courtesy of the National Palace Museum, Taipei
Fig 4: porcelain vase with underglaze cobalt-blue and copper-red decoration, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), courtesy of the National Palace Museum, Taipei
Fig 5: famille rose porcelain dish, Tongzhi period (1862–74), Qing dynasty, courtesy of Nanjing Museum, Jiangsu Province, China; photography by Rachel Ma
Fig 6: silk ribbon, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), courtesy of Guangdong Provincial Museum, China
Fig 7: famille rose porcelain vase, Guangxu period (1875–1908), Qing dynasty, courtesy of the National Palace Museum, Taipei; photography by Rachel Ma