One of Cui Bai's most famous paintings is one featuring two magpies entitled "Double Happiness", because "two magpies" in Mandarin Chinese is pronounced the same as "two happinesses". The painting would have been meant as a gift to someone to congratulate them in some way, most likely for a wedding. The painting is signed and dated 1061, making it one of the earliest such signed and dated painting.
One of Cui Bai's most famous paintings is one featuring two magpies entitled "Double Happiness", because "two magpies" in Mandarin Chinese is pronounced the same as "two happinesses". The painting would have been meant as a gift to someone to congratulate them in some way, most likely for a wedding. The painting is signed and dated 1061, making it one of the earliest such signed and dated painting.