<p>The left side picture: 福如東海長流水 and 100 different styles of 福(good fortune) as background</p>
<p>The right side picture: 壽比南山不老松 and 100 different styles of 壽(Longevity) as background</p>
<p>「福如東海， 壽比南山」is a blessing phrase for older generation people's birthday (younger people would say it to their seniors on their birthdays, but never the other way around)</p>
<ul>
<li><p>福如東海(good fortune as vast as The East Sea)</p>
</li>
<li><p>壽比南山(Longevity compares to The South Mountains)</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>「福如東海長流水」 and 「壽比南山不老松」 is a couplet</p>
<ul>
<li><p>長流水(long flowing water)</p>
</li>
<li><p>不老松(unaging pine)</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>This writing in simplified Chinese:「福如东海长流水,寿比南山不老松」</p>
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<p><a href="https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E7%94%B2%E7%94%B3%E5%B9%B4/5862994" rel="nofollow noreferrer">甲申年</a> (the last 甲申年 was 2004. The one before it was 1944)</p>
<p>夏(summer)於(at)</p>
<p>西雅图 (Seattle)</p>
<p>胡家誠 (Hu Jiacheng - the author)</p>
<p>書 (wrote)</p>

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2024-09-06T22:28:58.183Z
The background characters are the various styles of 福 and 壽 respectively.
r13
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2024-09-06T22:33:49.063Z
you can call it 百福百壽聯
Tang Ho
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Yes, it is a good call.
r13
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Tang Ho
<p>These are photos of two framed scrolls given to me several years ago by a client in gratitude for my services.</p>
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What is the subject and meaning of these scrolls from a former client?
# What is the subject and meaning of these scrolls from a former client?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-09-06)

These are photos of two framed scrolls given to me several years ago by a client in gratitude for my services.

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/V0iBf12t.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/V0iBf12t.png)

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2024-09-06. Score: 4

The left side picture: 福如東海長流水 and 100 different styles of 福(good fortune) as background

The right side picture: 壽比南山不老松 and 100 different styles of 壽(Longevity) as background

「福如東海， 壽比南山」is a blessing phrase for older generation people's birthday (younger people would say it to their seniors on their birthdays, but never the other way around)

* 福如東海(good fortune as vast as The East Sea)
* 壽比南山(Longevity compares to The South Mountains)

「福如東海長流水」 and 「壽比南山不老松」 is a couplet

* 長流水(long flowing water)
* 不老松(unaging pine)

This writing in simplified Chinese:「福如东海长流水,寿比南山不老松」

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[甲申年](https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E7%94%B2%E7%94%B3%E5%B9%B4/5862994) (the last 甲申年 was 2004. The one before it was 1944)

夏(summer)於(at)

西雅图 (Seattle)

胡家誠 (Hu Jiacheng - the author)

書 (wrote)

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: The background characters are the various styles of 福 and 壽 respectively.  
> **username_1**: you can call it 百福百壽聯  
> **username_2**: Yes, it is a good call.  

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