Here is a boy holding a lotus in his hand and a goldfish in his arms. "lian" in "lianhua" (lotus) stands for its homophone "lian" in liannian" (successive years) and "yu" (fish) for its homophone "yu" (surplus). Taken together, "liannianyouyu" gives the meaning of "enjoying prosperity year after year" or "to have enough and to spare year after year". The subject matter, form and color of this picture have become the hallmark of Yangliuqing New Year paintings. -- China Yangliuqing woodblock new years pictures (p.136)
Cite this image as: "蓮年有餘", in Hong Kong Baptist University Library Art Collections, accessed 10/12/2424, https://bcc.lib.hkbu.edu.hk/artcollection/j218-022.
