Pendant of a bird carrying a branch of fruit

A bird, with its legs folded neatly beneath its body, carries a branch with three round fruits attached to it. On its back resets a fledgling with one wing raised, touching its parent's head, and the other wing lowered. A few wheel-cut lines and cross hatchings indicate the feathers.

The motif of three circular fruit is the rebus for the auspicious term lianzhong sanyuan, or taking three successive first places in the three civil service examinations. Such pieces were given to hopeful candidates to wish them success in their forthcoming examinations.