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18th century · Silk and metallic-thread tapestry (kesi) · Asian Art

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.

Artist

Unknown

Date

18th century

Medium

Silk and metallic-thread tapestry (kesi)

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Rodman A. Heeren, 1960