{"product_id":"vintage-silver-fish-pendant","title":"Vintage Silver \"Lucky Fish\" Pendant","description":"\u003cp\u003eA vintage \u003cem\u003eLucky Fish\u003c\/em\u003e pendant in sterling silver. These cute articulated charms\/pendants are known as luck in the trade, but I honestly have no idea why. It's a rather fetching example, nicely detailed with black enamel eyes, dating from the 1960s. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's likely that these Western pieces, sometimes in gold or sometimes in silver, are inspired by the enamelled articulated fish that were made in China for the export market in the early to mid-twentieth century. There's a pun involved, meaning that these little fish represent abundance: in Mandarin, \"fish\" (魚) and \"surplus\" or \"abundance\" (餘) are both pronounced \u003cem\u003eyú\u003c\/em\u003e, with the same tone, making them true homophones, not just similar-sounding words. Because Chinese has relatively few distinct syllables, many words share a pronunciation, and over centuries a large vocabulary of visual puns (rebuses) grew up in decorative art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEra: Vintage, circa 1960\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: 3.1cm by 0.9cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarks: None, tested as sterling silver\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Great vintage condition\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lost Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53020040855864,"sku":"LO3208","price":95.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/7387\/2952\/files\/Website-6362.jpg?v=1790340998","url":"https:\/\/lostowl.com\/products\/vintage-silver-fish-pendant","provider":"Lost Owl Jewelry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}