Three sheep

Motifs for Blessings
The Chinese word fu (福), translated as blessings or happiness, encompasses all that is auspicious in life. Foremost among the motifs related to blessings is the bat, also pronounced fu (蝠) but written with a different character. Many other traditional symbols for blessings, such as the Buddha’s-hand citron and the sheep, extend their cultural context to popular beliefs and the cult of Daoism., Vapor rises from the mouth of the large sheep, amassing as a cloud formation on its back and supporting the taiji (yin-yang) emblem. The sheep and the taiji form a pictorial pun to express the desire that the New Year will bring in prosperity.