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The double-gourd motif has long been regarded as auspicious in China and is frequently seen in Chinese art. With a range of auspicious meanings, these plants are associated with immortals and immortality, the wish for a successful career, as well as seen as a blessing for many descendants. Gourds on vines provide a rebus for 'may you have numerous descendants' and string-like vines and tendrils in particular, provide a rebus for 'ten thousand generations'.