作者: whitewhale 标题: A Split Watermelon with Its Seeks Showing
●●●多福、多寿、多子之意。
This picture depicts two children breaking off a watermelon with their fingers and thumbs. The melon-seeds are showing, and the gaily decorated basket nearby contains flat peaches and pomegranates. They all imply plenty of children and longevity. As an ancient saying goes:"All senior officials are called 'zi' which is homonymous with 'zi', meaning'son' or 'child'. So to have many 'zi'(sons) signifies many ministers or high officials in the family. All these epitomize the yearning of the people of ancient times for a happy life. Note: 'zi' was an ancient title of respect for a learned or virtuous man.
时间: 2005-8-16 11:19
作者: whitewhale 标题: Enjoying Prosperity Year After year
●●● 以“莲”、“鱼”、等谐音为“莲年有馀”，寓生活美好之意。
Here is a boy holding a lotus in his hand and a goldfish in his arms. "lian" in "lianhua"(lotus) stands for its homophone"lian" in "liannian" (successive years) and "yu" (fish) for its homophone "yu"(surplus). Taken together, "liannianyouyu" gives the meaning of "enjoying prosperity year after year " or "to have enough and to spare year after year ". The subject matter, form and color of this picture have become the hallmark of Yangliuqing New Year paintings.
时间: 2005-8-16 11:20
作者: whitewhale 标题: Child and fish in the Lotus Pond
●●●一娃娃游于莲池，摸得一尾金鱼，而用口咬鱼鳍，继续摸鱼。
This is a picture showing a child swimming in a lotus pond and holding a fish fin in his mouth. Although the theme of the picture is also "to enjoy prosperity year after year " by way of homophones---"lian" in "Lianhua" (lotus flower) stands for "lian " in " liannian" (successive years ) and "yu"(surplus), it breaks away from the conventional scene of a sitting boy holding a lotus and fish . This makes the scene closer to real life and child more lifelike.
时间: 2005-8-16 11:22
作者: whitewhale 标题: flowers of the Four Seasons
●●●以牡丹、荷花、菊花、梅花象徽四季，故题“四季花开”。
In this picture, the painter has not only made use of the traditional style of Yangliuqing New Year paintings, but has also attached great importance to the accurate shaping of the figures. The four flowers---peony, lotus, chrysanthemum and plum suggest an everlasting spring ansd profusion of colors which express people'love for the happy life.
时间: 2005-8-16 11:23
作者: whitewhale 标题: Good Luck and Auspiciousness
●●●三个娃娃坐在一起,一个以扇戏蝙蝠，一个肩扛橘枝,一个手持玉磐. 以"蝠"、“扇”、“橘”、“磐” 谐音为“福善吉庆”。寓吉祥富贵之意。
In this picture, three children are seen playeng with a bat. The proper spacing of the figures shows the technique used in traditional Chinese figure painting. A few strokes of the brush bring out the attentive expressions of the children to perfection. Homophones are used to convey the meaning of "good luck and auspiciousness" with "fu" in "bianfu" (bat) and "shan" in "shanzi"(fan) standing for "fushan" (good luck) "ju" in "juzi" (orange) and "qing" in "yuqing" (chime stone) for "jiqing" (auspiciousness).
