Wealth & Success

The goldfish, finished with Chinese characters worked into the piece. In Chinese the word for fish sounds like the word for surplus, so fish have long stood for abundance, more than enough to go around. The goldfish is kept for wealth and a calm,...

The three-legged toad, cut here in crystal. One of the best known wealth symbols in Chinese tradition, the toad, the Jin Chan, is usually shown with a coin in its mouth and three legs beneath it. Legend places it on the moon, and folklore...

Gold ingots, cut from synthetic quartz, the old shape of saved wealth. Before paper money, the ingot, the yuanbao, was how fortune was stored in China, and it has carried that meaning into feng shui ever since. As clear quartz rather than metal, these...

The Pixiu, the wealth guardian of Chinese feng shui. A mythical creature with the head of a dragon and the body of a winged lion, the Pixiu is said to feed on gold and silver and, having no way to release what it takes...

The Pixiu, cast in brass and covered in coins. The wealth guardian of Chinese feng shui, the Pixiu has the head of a dragon and the body of a winged lion, said to draw in gold and silver and keep every bit it takes....

A wealth bowl carved from natural beige jade, the stone most prized in Chinese culture for protection and steady fortune. The practice is simple: gather the symbols of wealth in one bowl and keep it where you live or work, giving fortune somewhere to...

The Five Wealth Gods, gathered in one set, each carrying a different kind of fortune. In Chinese tradition the gods of wealth come as a group, governing fortune from different directions and in different forms, earned, saved, and unexpected. Together they are kept to...

The beckoning cat, with one paw raised in welcome. The Maneki Neko comes from a Japanese tale of a cat that waved a passing lord out of the path of a lightning strike, and it has been kept ever since as a sign of...

In feng shui, the goldfish swims toward abundance. The Chinese word for fish sounds like the word for surplus, which is why fish have long stood for more than enough, money, ease, and good years ahead. The goldfish in particular is kept for wealth...

A sphere of obsidian, etched with the Heart Sutra. Obsidian is volcanic glass, long kept for grounding and for the way it draws the attention inward and holds it steady. Carved here with the Heart Sutra, one of the most recited texts in Buddhist...

In feng shui, moving water stands for the flow of wealth and the steadying of a space. This fountain is built around natural stone, the water slipping over rock in a slow, continuous fall. The effect is more landscape than ornament, a small piece...

In feng shui, moving water stands for the flow of wealth and the steadying of a space. This fountain works in cool blues and a flowing, ocean-like form, the water moving over its tiers with a soft, continuous sound. It is made to sit...

The wealth bowl is an old practice: gather the symbols of fortune in one place and keep them where you live or work. Across Asia, prosperous homes and businesses have long kept a bowl filled with gold ingots, coins, and gemstones, a way of...

The dragon turtle carries the head of a dragon on the body of a tortoise, two natures in one creature. The dragon brings drive and courage; the tortoise brings patience and a steady back to lean on. In feng shui the pairing is kept...

In Chinese tradition the dragon is the most auspicious of all creatures, the bringer of success and good fortune. Kept in the home or office, the dragon stands for ambition, courage, and the kind of momentum that carries a career forward. It is also...

The Hu Lu, carved in obsidian and etched with the Heart Sutra. The Hu Lu takes its shape from the calabash gourd, long used in Chinese practice to draw off unsettled energy and hold it away from a room. Cut here from black obsidian,...

The pagoda is the tower of clear thinking. Modelled on the tiered temple towers of Buddhist tradition, the pagoda is kept in feng shui to steady a scattered mind and lift the energy of study and focus. It is the classic piece for a...

The three-legged toad sits by the door and brings the money in. One of the best known wealth symbols in Chinese tradition, the toad, the Jin Chan, is usually shown with a coin in its mouth and three legs beneath it. Legend places it...

Gold ingots, the old shape of saved wealth. Before paper money, the ingot, the yuanbao, was how fortune was stored in China, and it has carried that meaning into feng shui ever since. Kept in the home or office, ingots stand for savings, value,...

The Chi Lin is the gentlest of the celestial guardians. Often called the Chinese unicorn or dragon horse, it carries the body of a horse, the scales of a dragon, and a nature known for goodwill rather than force. In feng shui it is...