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Panel with Fish, Bats, and Clouds

18th century
Not on view
This panel probably came from a chair cover, possibly from the part that covered the seat. Word play makes the motifs auspicious: five bats (fu, a homophone for the Chinese word for happiness) surround a musical stone and a pair of fish, associated with good fortune and affluence.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Panel with Fish, Bats, and Clouds
  • Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
  • Date: 18th century
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Silk and metallic-thread tapestry (kesi)
  • Dimensions: Overall (a): 15 x 15 3/4 in. (38.1 x 40 cm)
    Overall (b): 13 3/4 x 16 in. (34.9 x 40.6 cm)
  • Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
  • Credit Line: Gift of Rodman A. Heeren, 1960
  • Object Number: 60.157.6a, b
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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