What do you mean by common patterns in ancient furniture?

China ancient furniture often chooses some plant and animal patterns as decorations, such as pine, bamboo, plum, peach, pomegranate, orange, lotus, orchid, magnolia, peony, rose, ganoderma lucidum, gourd, dragon, phoenix, bird, magpie, bat, lion, elephant and deer. The choice of these patterns not only expresses the good wishes of longevity and good luck, but also contains people's expectations for prosperity.

Bamboo, known as a gentleman, combines rigidity and softness, and frost and snow do not fade. In addition to forming "three friends of counting cold" with Song and Mei, it also formed "five ruitu" with Song, Xuan, Lan and Shoushi.

Peach, commonly known as Xiantao and Shoutao, means longevity. It is a common pattern to form "many blessings and longevity" with bats, or to form "many blessings and longevity" with bats and double money.

Magpie is the most popular bird in legend. It is used together with ancient money, meaning "joy in front of you" and "beaming". Because it is homophonic with longevity, it symbolizes longevity. Used with plum and bamboo, it means that a hundred birds pay homage to the phoenix.

Bat, because bat is homophonic with blessing, bat becomes a symbol of blessing. They are usually combined with five peaches and many bats and peaches. The former means "longevity in Five Blessingg" and the latter means "more blessings and longevity". Bat and ancient money mean "happiness is just around the corner". Bats, peaches and two ancient coins are used for longevity.

The lion is the king of beasts. Double lions and hydrangeas are often used together to show good luck.

Elephant has the characteristics of suppleness and tranquility, and the pattern of elephant vase means "peaceful elephant"

Deer are immortal beasts, which are often used to express the desire to celebrate and pray for life.

Pine is the length of a hundred trees, first frost does not fade, and it is evergreen in winter and summer. It often forms patterns with bamboo and plums. Pine is also a symbol of longevity, which forms a pattern with cypress or chrysanthemum, meaning "pine and cypress are in the same spring" and "pine and chrysanthemum prolong life".