Apart from actual representations of lotus flowers, petals and leaves, the ways gourds, dahlias, pomegranates and a variety of other fruits were depicted "were all adaptations and extensions of lotus designs," notes Lu.
蓮花紋、蓮瓣紋、蓮葉紋，甚至文物上的海石榴紋、西番蓮紋、葡萄紋飾，「都是由蓮花延伸演變或加入蓮花紋的綜合體」，陸豔冰說。