Painting of baby holding carp

INFORMATION ABOUT BABY HOLDING A CARP Material: Lacquer carving - Size: 50 x 60 cm Adapted from the Dong Ho folk painting "Baby holding a carp" shows the joy of holding a plump carp in the new year. The image of fish in Vietnamese folk culture symbolizes literacy, learning and career advancement. In addition, carp is not only a symbol of education and career, but also a symbol of a rich, prosperous and abundant life. The painting is often hung on Tet holiday. Carp is a very good jumping fish that can jump over the dragon gate to turn into a dragon, which also symbolizes promotion and career advancement and perseverance to achieve success. In addition, in Chinese, fish is called "ngư" - pronounced "Yu" which is homophonous with "dư" 餘 (meaning surplus) and fish drawings are often combined with many other patterns that can be understood as "huu du" which means "have", meaning rich: have enough to eat and save. Therefore, Carp is considered a symbol of wealth and fame.