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Bowl with Bats and Floral Scrolls
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About this work
The bat is a lucky symbol as the Chinese word for bat, 蝠 fú, is pronounced the same as “good fortune” 福.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineBowl with Bats and Floral Scrolls, 1736–95. China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95). Canton enamel; diameter: 17.6 cm (6 15/16 in.); overall: 7.8 cm (3 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1989.320
