LIULI Crystal Ruyi, Magpie, Harmony, Auspiciousness Doubled

The Collection: Ruyi 

Design Concept

This artwork is inspired by the Begonia 海棠 (hai-tang in Chinese). The second character in the Chinese name for Begonia flower, is a homophone for the word 堂 (tang), which is used to mean “home” or “hall.” As such, when the design is within the home, it carries the blessing of a “home filled with wealth.” Then there are two magpies which symbolize fortune, one above and one below, representing auspiciousness added atop auspiciousness.

There are four fruits and vegetables, each with their own meaning: (1) grapes come in bundles and strings, each round and sweet. (2) Lychee, which in Chinese sounds like the word for “advantage,” signifies the Chinese idiom meaning “large gains from a small investment” which makes it an appropriate gift for entrepreneurship or business purposes. If the gift is for a wedding, lychee also sounds similar to “bearing child,” which carries the blessing of a large family. (3) Pomegranates carry as many seeds as they do blessings, and their fruits come in bundles, indicating cooperation and unity. (4) Pumpkins, which are also referred to as “golden gourds,” represent plentiful wealth and gold. 

这件作品的轮廓，像四片花瓣的造型，取自中国纹样中的海棠纹；常见于中式古典园林的镂空花窗，且「棠」与 「堂 」谐音，陈设家中寓意「满堂富贵」。设计取的是一柄如意的柄首部分，俗称如意头。如意被图腾化，东西南北四象限对称均分，拥有东方美学里大气规整的审美。喜鹊有两只，一上一下，寓意喜上加喜。

四种蔬果，每一种都有寓意：葡萄一串串，圆润甜蜜；荔枝谐音「利势」，寓意一本万利，适合开业或商业赠礼等；如果是结婚赠礼，还有「立子」的说法，多子多孙的意思；石榴，多子多福，而且果实紧抱，也有团结友爱的寓意；南瓜，又名金瓜，象征金黄丰足。

* Note: As the art pieces are individually hand-made, the color and dimensions will vary slightly.

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