The Orient is a term which means "the East". It is a traditional designation for anything belonging to the Eastern world or the Far East. In English it is a metonym describing Eastern Asia. division between "East" and "West" is a product of European cultural history, People from the East are known by certain regions in the West as "Oriental".
Eastern philosophy, art, literature, and other traditions, are often found throughout the region in places of high importance, such as popular culture, architecture and traditional literature. The spread of Buddhism and Hindu Yoga is partly responsible for this.
These particular images have an impact of what the cultural symbolism has on the eastern part of the world. With the religious meanings and spiritual imagery..
Symbolism:
Any religious imagery would suggest some religious ties
Depending on the image it would have to point out its own message.some basic messages would be
Budda ~ live a life of pure heart , good fortune, rightous path
khoi fish ~ life of great wonderment, wisdom,