For the Year of the Boar, the illustration—originally created using oil paints on panel— depicts several bright pink peach blossoms on a branch. Peach blossoms, which often bloom just in time for Lunar New Year, mark the beginning of spring in Chinese culture. Two elements from the previous series of Lunar New Year stamps are included: an intricate cut-paper design of a boar and the Chinese character for “boar” drawn in grass-style calligraphy.