Cleveland Museum of Art
Bowl with Bats and Floral Scrolls
- Date
- 1736–95
- Medium
- Canton enamel
- Culture
- China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95)
- Department
- Chinese Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
The bat is a lucky symbol as the Chinese word for bat, 蝠 fú, is pronounced the same as “good fortune” 福.
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