| Badger & Magpie |
May you experience great happiness |
Basket of Fruit or Flowers |
One of the Eight Immortals |
| Bats |
Good Luck. 2 Bats together means double
good fortune. 5 Bats means The Five Blessings: long life,
wealth, health, virtue, and a natural death |
Butterflies |
With Plum Blossoms symbolizes Long Life
and Beauty. With a Cat means wish to live to 70 or 80 years |
| Bear / Panda |
Man |
Carp |
Advantage or Benefit in Business |
| Cicada |
Immortality, Life after Death |
Cock |
Reliability / Red Cock protects your
house from fire |
| Crane |
Longevity. A Pair of Cranes symbolizes
"Long Marriage", as Cranes mate for life. |
Cricket |
Fighting Spirit |
| Deer |
Riches |
Dove |
Fidelity |
| Dragon |
Male Vigor and Fertility, also the
symbol for The Emperor |
Dragon & Phoenix |
Man and Wife, also the Symbol for
Emperor and Empress. |
| Duck |
Married Bliss |
Duck in Reeds |
May you do well on your exams |
| Eagle |
Strength |
Eagle on a rock in Sea |
Hero |
| Elephant |
Strength and Astuteness |
Riding an Elephant |
Happiness |
| Fish |
Wealth |
Fisherman |
One of the 4 Basic Occupations |
| Goose |
Married Bliss |
Heron with Lotus Flowers |
May your path be upward |
| Endless Knot |
Long Life without Setbacks |
Lotus |
Purity |
| Magnolia |
Beautiful Woman |
Onion |
Clever |
| Ox / Water Buffalo |
Coming of Spring |
Peach |
Longevity |
| Peacock |
Dignity and Beauty |
Phoenix |
The Five Human Qualities: Virtue, Duty,
Correct Behavior, Humanity, Reliability |
| Pine Trees |
Longevity, Steadfastness, and
Self-Discipline |
Quail |
Courage |
| Sheep |
Yang...The Male Principle |
Snake |
The Woman |
| Tiger |
Courage and Bravery |
Tortoise |
Longevity & Immortality |
| Yin |
The Female Principle |
Yang |
The Male Principle |
The
various symbols found on Asian works of art have quite a
long history. Confusiousism, Taoism, and Buddhism each
brought with them a complete set of beliefs, legends, and
superstitions. 