Good Fortune - Designs of Chinese Blessings
中华五福吉祥图典 - 福
Publisher:
Sinolingua
Publication:
4/2015
Languages:
English, Chinese
Binding:
Paperback
ISBN/SKU:
9787513809238
Pages:
245
Sizes:
242 x 154mm
Weight:
0.3400
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人臻五福 花满三春
May People Enjoy a Life Full of Blessings
and May Flowers Bloom Throughout the Spring
一方平安
Peace in this place
一家之主
The master of the family
一路平安
Safe journey
二龙戏珠
Two dragons play a ball
十二章
Twelve patterns
人文初祖
The ancestor of civilization
八吉祥
Eight auspicious things
八音图
The picture of eight musical instruments
八仙过海
Eight immortals cross the ocean
九阳启泰
Nine suns shine
九九消寒图
Winter pictures
三圣同辉
The glory of the Three Sages
三合九重
The summary of auspicious symbology in a picture
三阳开泰
Three suns shine
三纲五常
Ethical standards
三皇开世
Three emperors founded the world
大吉
Big luck
大福寿
Big fortune and longevity
万象回春
Spring returns
万象更新
Everything is renewed
门神镇宅
The door god keeps houses safe
门神守户
The door god protects the home
门神安舍
The door god protects the home
门神御鬼
The door god keeps ghosts away
女娲补天
The goddess patching the sky
天下太平
A peaceful world
天下文明
A civilized world
天师避邪
The heavenly master destroys evil
天师镇宅
The heavenly master exorcises evil spirits
天官赐福
The heavenly officer brings blessings
天禄避邪
The divine deer avoids evil
太平世界
A peaceful world
太平有象
The peaceful world
五客图
A picture of five birds
五毒符
A picture of five deadly creatures
五毒协合
Killing the five deadly creatures
五福和合
The five types of happiness
日月合璧
The sun and the moon shine together
日月光辉
The sun and the moon radiate together
仓颉造字
Cang Jie invented Chinese characters
凤羽祥云
Phoenix feather and lucky clouds
文运昌盛
The promising career of civil officials
双福
Double happiness
本固枝荣
Deeply rooted foundations foster prosperous growth
平升五福
Five blessings rising from the bottle
平安双福
Double happiness and peace
平安有福
Happiness and peace
四象
Four images
四君子
The four gentlemen
四瑞图
The four mascots
四时平安
Peace at all times
四季平安
Peace at all times
四季安泰
Peace at all times
春安
Peace in spring
本丛书汇集了作者数代家传和几十年收藏的精品吉详图,可谓美不胜收。其中既有明之典雅,又有请之华丽;即有皇家之富贵,又有民间之淳朴;即有北方之精犷,又有南方秀美。按五福全书分成福、禄、寿、喜、财五集,每集吉祥图案119幅,共595幅。基本包括了中国传统吉祥图案的各个方面,并对幅图作了考证和诠释,使之图文并茂,相得益彰。