Prosperity [如鱼得水]
Mixed Media on Canvas
100cm x 100cm
The picture of the nine carp holds the meaning of propitiousness. The Chinese pronunciation for “fish” is the enunciate as “yu”, which in the chinese vocabulary means “ more “, and the Chinese pronunciation for “carp” with the same pronunciation but holds another meaning as “profit”,
In our tradition, carps are used to symbolize income and profit in business.
In this painting, nine carps swam to and fro in the water, truly represents the meaning of warmth and harmony.
九条鲤鱼图是具有吉祥如意的寓意。“鱼”的发音与“余”是同音,代表年年有余,“鲤”的发音与“利”相同,所以鲤鱼也用来象征生意中收益和盈利。
画中九条鲤鱼在水里游来游去展现“如鱼得水”的意思,充满了温馨和谐。