Blind with scrollwork, bat, and flowers
Multicolored silk threads wrapped around bamboo form an image of a red bat holding a jeweled disc. Enclosed by blue scrollwork, the bat is set against the background of a floral scroll in delicate shades of green, cream, and yellow. Since the Chinese word for “bat” is a homophone for “good fortune,” the animal is generally regarded as an auspicious symbol.
Artwork Details
- 清中期 絲繡福壽花卉紋竹簾
- Title: Blind with scrollwork, bat, and flowers
- Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
- Date: 18th century
- Culture: China
- Medium: Bamboo with multicolored silk threads
- Dimensions: Overall: 57 1/2 x 113 1/4 in. (146.1 x 287.7 cm)
- Classification: Bamboo
- Credit Line: Purchase, Florence and Herbert Irving Gift, 1997
- Object Number: 1997.74
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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China
China
late 17th–early 18th century
Wang Hui
datable to 1698
China
first half 18th century
Leng Mei
18th century
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