Hakka culture
Hakka culture () refers to the culture created by Hakka people, a Han Chinese subgroup, across Asia. It encompasses the shared language, various art forms, food culture, folklore, and traditional customs. Hakka culture stemmed from the culture of Ancient Han Chinese, who migrated from China's central plain to what is modern day's Southern China during the 6th to 13th century, and intermixed with local non-Han ethnic groups such as the Miao people. It has also been influenced by the cultures of surrounding Han Chinese groups, such as the Cantonese and the Hoklo. Having historically lived in the mountains of Southern China and being minority groups in many of the surrounding Chinese provinces, Hakka have developed a culture characterized by reservedness, stability, and frugality.
Eijudō Hibino at Seventy-one (Toyokuni I)
The auspiciousness of these objects can be attributed to a variety of factors. In Edo era Japan, hawks were considered "natural emblems of the Japanese warrior class due to their keen eyesight, their predatory nature, and their boldness." The homophone 高 ("taka") means 'great' or 'high.' The eggplant has long been considered to have associations with fertility, and is also a homophone for 成す ("nasu"), "to accomplish; to achieve; to succeed in." 'Fuji' (富士), when written with the homophone "kanji" characters 不 ("fu" - not/ un-) and 死 ("ji" - death), can be interpreted to mean 'immortality.' When taken as a group, the combination of the syllables "fuji", "taka", "nasu" can also be read as homophones for "unparalleled success."