H: 3.1 in/8 cm

W: 2 in/5 cm

D: 1.2 in/3 cm

Weight: 73 g.

Features

1. Inside painted double fishes on two sides, cat, and butterflies.

2. The theme of the inside painting: Mao (cat) and Die (butterfly). The sounds of the two characters are similar to another two characters Mao Die (longevity). A famous painter in the Ming Dynasty painted a picture of Mao Die became a representative picture symbolizing longevity.

3. In traditional Chinese culture, cat and butterfly appeared in the paintings, poems, and good wishing words for birthdays.

4. The fishes symbolize Nian Nian You Yu (each year has more than you expected).

5. Ding Er Zhong: 1868-1935. Famous master of inside painting in the late Qing and the period of republic of China.