Collection Online as of February 7, 2023
1736–95
Canton enamel
Diameter: 17.6 cm (6 15/16 in.); Overall: 7.8 cm (3 1/16 in.)
Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin 1989.320
not on view
The bat is a lucky symbol as the Chinese word for bat, 蝠 fú, is pronounced the same as “good fortune” 福.
The Severance and Greta Millikin Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 5-September 2, 1990).