Pun Design:

Lychee or Chestnut

Punning Details：

– ‘Li 荔’ for ‘lychee’ and ‘li 栗’ for ‘chestnut’ have the same pronunciation in Chinese as ‘li 利’ for ‘profit’.

– Many lychees or chestnuts seen in the picture convey ‘duo 多’ for ‘plenty’, and ‘li 荔’ or ‘li 栗’, which is a pun on ‘duo li 多利’ for ‘plenty of profit’.

Related Pun Picture:

May you be trouble-free and roll in wealth 平安多利

• Fig 1: hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper, Qi BaiShi (1864-1957), 1919, courtesy of Central Academy of Art and Crafts, Beijing

  Fig 2: Duo Li Tu 多荔图, hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper, Qi BaiShi (1864-1957), 1925, courtesy of Beijing Antique Company

  Fig 3: Duo Li Tu 多栗图, hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper, Qi BaiShi (1864-1957), courtesy of Xu Beihong Memorial