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<p>An inlaid silver tray with what is possibly a Buddhist symbol</p>

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2024-03-28T14:30:37.680Z
The word 大吉 (good luck) is embedded in the graphic
Tang Ho
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2024-03-29T14:34:51.170Z
Yes, and as for the graphics, 大吉 is embedded in a bottle gourd which ordinarily is used as a vessel for containing water or wine, or in Taoist mythology for containing or capturing malevolent spirits. In this case, however, it is used to "suck in" and "capture"  "Good Luck" which all those wriggly lines represent. So it is Taoist not Buddhist.
Wayne Cheah
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2024-03-30T11:35:09.777Z
I thought about 吉 too. It's just that the top part of 吉 is 士, not 土.
joehua
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2024-04-01T14:46:16.157Z
Thanks to you both.
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Do these two characters in a silver inlay on a small tray have a special meaning? (Characters identified: 大吉)
# Do these two characters in a silver inlay on a small tray have a special meaning? (Characters identified: 大吉)

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An inlaid silver tray with what is possibly a Buddhist symbol

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: The word 大吉 (good luck) is embedded in the graphic  
> **username_2**: Yes, and as for the graphics, 大吉 is embedded in a bottle gourd which ordinarily is used as a vessel for containing water or wine, or in Taoist mythology for containing or capturing malevolent spirits. In this case, however, it is used to "suck in" and "capture"  "Good Luck" which all those wriggly lines represent. So it is Taoist not Buddhist.  
> **username_3**: I thought about 吉 too. It's just that the top part of 吉 is 士, not 土.  
> **username_0**: Thanks to you both.  

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