May you enjoy great happiness and longevity
多福多寿
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Pun Design ：
Punning Details：
– ‘fu 蝠’ in ‘bian fu 蝙蝠’ is a pun on ‘fu 福’ which means ‘good fortune’, ‘luck’, or ‘happiness’;
– Peach has a nickname ‘shou tao 寿桃’ meaning ‘longevity peaches’, is symbolic for ‘long life’;
– The Chinese character ‘shou 寿’ literally means ‘long life’
The combination of the images of the bat and the peach fruit (or the Chinese character 寿) expresses the good wish for great happiness and longevity.
Related Pun Pictures:
Fig 1: famille rose porcelain dish, Yongzheng period (1723–35), Qing dynasty, courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
Fig 2: ewer with enamelled decoration, Yongzheng period (1723–35), Qing dynasty, courtesy of Palace Museum, Beijing
Fig 3: porcelain lidded tea jar with underglaze blue decoration, Yongzheng period (1723–35), Qing dynasty, courtesy of the National Palace Museum, Taipei
Fig 4: famille rose porcelain bottle vase, Qianlong period (1736–95), Qing dynasty, courtesy of the National Palace Museum, Taipei
Fig 5: famille rose porcelain bottle vase, Qianlong period (1736–95), Qing dynasty, courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
Fig 6: porcelain flask with underglaze blue decoration, Qianlong period (1736–95), Qing dynasty, courtesy of the National Palace Museum, Taipei
Fig 7: bottle vase with overglaze enamelled decoration, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), courtesy of Tokyo National Museum
Fig 8: copper covered container with enamelled decoration, Qianlong period (1736–95), Qing dynasty, courtesy of the National Palace Museum, Taipei
Fig 9: iron-red and gilt brushstand, 18th – 19th century, courtesy of Sotheby’s Auction House, 30 Nov 2021, Lot 431