中国吉祥图

Chinese Auspicious Pictures

Auspicious Sheep

Kylin on a Chopsticks Container

Bronze Dragon

"Pine and Crane" by Ren Bonian

The Two He Immortals in Embroidery

Pipa （Chinese fiddle）-Shaped Vase with Two Handles in the Form of a Ruyi

Bronze Deer Standing in the Front of the Leshou Hall in the Summer Palace

Window Lattice Carving of "Fish Going Through Lotus"

Picture of a Deer with Its Head Turned on a Broken Porcelain Piece

Stone Railing with a Carving of "Carp Leaping over the Dragon Gate"

Scene of Joy

The Four Babies of Happiness

Carvings of Dragon and Phoenix on the Stone Railings Of an Ancestral Memorial Hall

Ancient Broken Porcelain Pieces with the Theme of "Dongfang Shuo Stealing Peaches"

Jade Carvings of the Eight Immortals

Blue-White Porcelain Vase with Peaches and Bats

Wood Carving of "A Mouse Eating a Grape"

Clay Figurine of a Boy Offering Congratulations on an Elder's Birthday

Peony Flower and Light-Vented Bulbul

Child-Bestowing Kylin

Bronze Mirror with Dragon Design

Screen Wall with Design of Tortoise Shell Cracks

Wooden Door Lintel Carved with Dragon， Phoenix and Peony Pattern

Stone Carvings of the Gods of Happiness， Wealth and Rank， and Longevity

Peace

"Deer and Crane， Symbols offspring，" Carved on a Wall

Deer and Crane， Symbols of Spring

Jade Carving of a Scene of Peace

Enamelware Elephant Carrying a Precious Bottle

Jade Ruyi

Everything Going Well

Piece of Qing Dynasty Folk Brocade with an Auspicious Pattern

Auspicious Porcelain Bowl

Auspicious Box

A New Sun

Amulet of "Five Planets Appearing in the East， Boding Well for the Middle Kingdom"

Qing Dynasty Eight-Symbol Ceramics

The Eight-Symbol Vase

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Happinese

High Rank and Salary

Lingevity

Joy

Offspring

Kylin

Dragon

Dragon and Phoenix

Phonenix

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The screen contains a ni per of traditional hinese,asdecon ipattemsofruyial dshou-character attle bittom, of tfiicture.all symbolize I ngevity,happiness positionand cei ntment. Replete wimr-thesesymbols： thll whole picture, overflowing with ifestl W-atmosphere, perfeifor a bithday celebration.