The decorative motif of melons of the present lot symbolizes fecundity due to its physical attributes of containing many seeds. It is a prevalent motif in the Qing dynasty; it features large and smaller melons hanging delicately on their leafy vines. Melons are pronounced as gua while smaller melons are referred to as die. Taken together, melons and smaller melons formulate the pun for guadie mianmian, which translates as ‘ceaseless descendants for generations to come’.