中华五福吉祥图典

1 / 人臻五福　花满三春

May People Enjoy a Life Full of Blessings,

and Let Flowers Bloom Throughout Spring Time

8 / 人歌上寿

Celebrating longevity

10 / 人寿年丰

Longevity to man with a bumper harvest

12 / 八仙仰寿

The eight immortals look up to offer birthday

peaches and toasts

14 / 李铁拐庆寿

Li Tieguai offers birthday wishes

16 / 钟离权庆寿

Zhongli Quan offers birthday wishes

18 / 张果老庆寿

Zhang Guolao offers birthday wishes

20 / 吕洞宾庆寿

Lv Dongbin offers birthday wishes

22 / 何仙姑庆寿

He Xiangu offers birthday wishes

24 / 蓝采和庆寿

Lan Caihe offers birthday wishes

26 / 韩湘子庆寿

Han Xiangzi offers birthday wishes

28 / 曹国舅庆寿

Cao Guojiu offers birthday wishes

30 / 九世同居

Nine generations under the same roof

34 / 三多九如

Plentiful blessings

36 / 三 星 图

Picture of the three gods

38 / 三星高照

High above shine the three stars

42 / 三星在户

The three stars in the hall

44 / 福禄寿三星

The three stars of good fortune, salary and longevity

46 / 大寿之福

The good fortune of longevity

48 / 万寿八宝

The eight magic objects and longevity

50 / 万代长春

10,000 generations of progeny

52 / 万寿无疆

A long lasting life

54 / 万寿五福

Longevity and five blessings

56 / 王母祝寿

Birthday celebrations for the Queen Mother

……

210 / 福寿吉祥

Good fortune and longevity

212 / 福寿如意

Good fortune, longevity and a content heart

216 / 福寿童子

Good fortune, longevity and children

218 / 福禄寿喜

Good fortune, salary, longevity and happiness

220 / 瑶池进酿

Present wine to the Queen Mother

222 / 瑶池集庆

Gather to celebrate the Queen Mother’s

birthday

224 / 群仙贺寿

All immortals celebrate one's birthday

226 / 群芳祝寿

Many virtuous people congratulate one’s

birthday

228 / 鹤寿千岁

Live to 1000 years like cranes and turtles

230 / 鹤寿之喜

The happiness of longevity

232 / 鹤献蟠桃

The crane presents a Saturn peach

234 / 鹤游云天

The crane flies high among the clouds

236 / 鹤舞祥云

Auspicious dancing cranes

238 / 蟠桃千年

Thousands of years of Saturn peaches

240 / 蟠桃上寿

Eat Saturn peaches and live to 100 years

242 / 蟠桃献寿

Give Saturn peaches for birthday presents

吉祥一词， 始见于《易经》：“ 吉事有祥。”《左传》有：“是何祥也？吉祥焉在？”《庄子》则有：“虚室生日，吉祥止止。”《注疏》亦云：“吉者，福善之事；祥者，嘉庆之征。”
　　吉祥二字，在甲骨文中被写作“吉羊”。上古人过着游牧生活，羊肥大成群是很“吉祥”的事，在古器物的铭文中多有“吉羊”。《说文》云：“羊，祥也。”
　　吉祥，是美好、幸运的形象；吉祥，是人类最迷人的主题。艺术最终都是把理想形象化，而吉祥图，是中华吉祥文化最璀璨的明珠。旧时有联：“善果皆欢喜，香云普吉祥。”吉祥图有：吉祥如意、五福吉祥等。
　　五福，是吉祥的具体体现。福、禄、寿、喜、财，在民间被称为五福；福星、禄星、寿星、喜神、财神，在仙界被尊为五福神。五福最早见于《尚书》：“五福，一曰寿，二曰富，三曰康宁，四曰攸好德，五曰考终命。”旧时有联：“三阳临吉地，五福萃华门。”吉祥图有：五福捧寿、三多五福等。
　　吉祥图不仅有“五福”之内涵，而且与绘画艺术和语言艺术珠联璧合。在绘画上，吉祥图体现了中国画主要的表现手段——线的魅力，给人以美感，令人赏心悦目。吉祥图虽多出自民间画工之手，却多有顾恺之“春蚕吐丝”之韵，曹仲达“曹衣出水”之美，吴道子“吴带当风”之妙。在语言上，吉祥图使古代文化通俗化和普及化，吉祥图多配有一句浓缩成四个字的吉语祥词，给人以吉祥的祝愿，令人心驰神往。
　　《中华五福吉祥图典》，汇集了著名文化学者黄全信的数代家传和几十年收藏的精品吉祥图，可谓美不胜收。其中既有明之典雅，又有清之华丽；既有皇家之富贵，又有民间之淳朴；既有北方之粗犷，又有南方之秀美……全套书按五福分成福、禄、寿、喜、财五集，每集吉祥图119幅，共595幅。除同类图案外，全套书均按笔画顺序编排，基本包括了中国传统吉祥图的各个方面，并对每幅图做了考证和诠释，力求图文并茂，相得益彰。
　　五福人人喜，吉祥家家乐。吉祥图是中国的，也是世界的，故以汉英对照出版。《中华五福吉祥图典》会给您带来吉祥，给您全家带来幸福。
　　The word jíxiáng（meaning lucky, propitious, or auspicious） is used in ancient Chinese books and writings as early as the Zhou Dynasty (1100 -221BC).
　　The word jíxiáng was written 吉羊（jíyáng, auspicious sheep） on oracle bones. To the ancient nomadic Chinese, large herds of well-fed sheep were prized possessions; the word jíyáng also appeared in engravings on ancient utensils.
　　To have good luck is an eternal desire of all people. As art records man’s ideals, good luck pictures are the most illuminating part of Chinese spiritual culture. An old Chinese couplet says that kindness leads to happiness and good luck. Typical good luck pictures representing such include images depicting good luck and desire fulfilled to the heart’s content, good luck with five blessings, etc.
　　The five blessings, good fortune, high salary and a good career, longevity, happiness, and wealth, are the major manifestations of good luck, with five different gods presiding over each. The five blessings as first mentioned in Chinese literature are not quite the same as the five which are spoken of today, though they are quite similar. A couplet says a prosperous family is granted many blessings. Typical good luck pictures representing such include: long-term enjoyment of all five blessings, more blessings, etc.
　　Designs of Chinese Blessings is a compilation of selected good luck pictures passed down in the famous Chinese cultural scholar Huang Quanxin’s family for several generations as well as those which I have been collecting for dozens of years. Their beauty is beyond description. They combine the elegance of the Ming Dynasty and the magnificence of the Qing Dynasty, the nobility of the royal family and the modesty of the common people, the boldness of the north and the delicacy of the south. The series consists of five volumes: Good Fortune, High Salary and a Good Career, Longevity, Happiness and Wealth. With 119 pictures in each volume, the whole series contains 595 pictures and is a complete representation of the various aspects of traditional Chinese good luck pictures. Pictures are arranged based on the stroke number of the first character of good luck phrases accompanying the picture. As well, research has been done on each picture, and the resulting interpretations complement the visuals nicely.
　　As the five blessings are the aspiration of each individual, good luck delights all households. Though the good luck pictures originate in China, their messages should benefit people all over the world. May the Designs of Chinese Blessings bring good luck to your life and happiness to your family.

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　　《中华五福吉祥图典》汇集了著名文化学者黄全信的数代家传和几十年收藏的精品吉祥图，可谓美不胜收。其中既有明之典雅，又有清之华丽；既有皇家之富贵，又有民间之淳朴；既有北方之粗犷，又有南方之秀美……全套书按五福分成福、禄、寿、喜、财五集，每集吉祥图119 幅，共595 幅。除同类图案外，全套书均按笔画顺序编排，基本包括了中国传统吉祥图的各个方面，并对每幅图做了考证和诠释，力求图文并茂，相得益彰。
　　Designs of Chinese Blessings is a compilation of selected good luck pictures passed down in the famous Chinese cultural scholar Huang Quanxin’s family for several generations as well as those which I have been collecting for dozens of years. Their beauty is beyond description. They combine the elegance of the Ming Dynasty and the magnificence of the Qing Dynasty, the nobility of the royal family and the modesty of the common people, the boldness of the north and the delicacy of the south. The series consists of five volumes: Good Fortune, High Salary and a Good Career, Longevity, Happiness and Wealth. With 119 pictures in each volume, the whole series contains 595 pictures and is a complete representation of the various aspects of traditional Chinese good luck pictures. Pictures are arranged based on the stroke number of the first character of good luck phrases accompanying the picture. As well, research has been done on each picture, and the resulting interpretations complement the visuals nicely.