Bat Chinese

This highly decorative pair of chairs consist of a shaped top rail with dragon, Chinese symbol, bat and floral carved decoration, the baluster shaped back splats also with finely car...

Elegant two plate set of Arita, Japan Hichozan Shinpo artist Japanese porcelain ware from the 1830-1840 period. 6 character marks adorn the underfoot of the plates as well as common ...

Auspicious symbols including stylized clouds and bats are spaciously arranged in this small but special Chinese Ning Hsia rug. Bats are thought to represent good fortune because the ...

Pair of Chinese Bat Motif Carved Hardwood Low Tables, 19th century, each upon four cabriole legs. 17.25" H x 17" W x 17.25" D.

Dated to the late 19th century, this silver charm ring was crafted by the Miao peoples of the Guizhou province and was believed to protect the wearer from bad luck and malevolent spi...

Chinese knotted tassels are used to add elegance to everyday items like hairpins or lanterns.

This small tassel of red silk cord is strung with a multicolor glass charm cast in the shape of a bat with two coins. Considered a harbinger of happiness and luck, the bat takes on a...

Dated to the late 19th century, this silver charm ring was believed to protect the wearer from bad luck and malevolent spirits. The ring is decorated in relief with a large bat surro...

Hand-carved from birchwood, this exquisite tray is an excellent example of 19th century art from China's Shanxi province. The tray is shaped in the form of a paper fan, an accessory ...

This book cabinet was likely originally commissioned for a scholar's study to store important texts. The quality and craftsmanship is clear in the bold lines, elegant hardware, and t...

The pendant is carved with a reticulated design of two buddha's hand citrons flanking a bat with outstretched wings. A popular motif in Chinese art, this combination conveys a wish f...

Generally the symbols carved into an inkstone held personal meaning for the scholar who used it. This stone is finely carved with two decorated double gourds, symbols of perpetuity a...

A 19th century Chinese carved birch wood fan-form tray carved with three bats, symbols of prosperity and wealth.

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Chinese porcelain bottle form vase with relief decoration of bats and peaches. Glaze is slightly iridescent. Kangxi-style biscuit glazing in sancai (three color) glaze plus over gla...

An unusual fretwork panel with intricate bird motif from early 20th century China. This Chinese fretwork panel features an unusual intricate bird motif in the center and bat motifs o...

At the top sits a finely carved bat, a traditional Chinese symbol of good fortune.

Rare and beautiful carved dragon and bat walnut cartel with bronze and snake-shaped hands. Enamel Roman numerals. This cartel is a unique piece! It is in good condition.

A lovely dark red chest with two drawers and two doors. The large black hardware makes a bold statement against the red and the drawer handles are shaped like bats. Bats are a symbol...

The form is serene with bat motif handles in the Chinese taste. Very good condition.

Elm wood calligrapher's panel with detailed carving of Chinese crooked dragon, Chinese butterfly/bat and floral motif.

Although the Chinese character for bat and happiness are quite different, they are both pronounced fu, for which reason the bat is the emblem of happiness.

This is due to the homophony between Fu "bat" and was "fortune" in Chinese Fu.

The ring is decorated in low relief with a bat with outstretched wings holding a ripe fruit.

Chinese diminutive sculpture of a small pig with a bat sitting on its back, carved in white jadeite.

The top section with an image of a bat surrounded by coins. In Chinese, the word for bat (fu) is a homophone for fortune and good luck.

The Bottle-Shaped Vase Decorated in Famille rose
Enamels, Depicting Repeat Pattern of Bats in Rouge de Fer Enamel, amid Pink and Yellow Clouds. On the Base a Red Enamnel Mar...

An ornate hardwood Chinese Chair with shaped back rail and carved back splat incorporating a bat decoration centre top and a butterfly centre bottom.

A large 19th century unmarked Chinese silver Wine Label, made in the form of a fruit bat with out-stretched wings, finely tooled to resemble fur and with engraved cross- hatching to ...

A beautifully crafted Chinese box inlaid with mother-of-pearl with bat, dragon and floral motifs, lined in silk.

It stands on two round feet in the back and two feet carved in the shape of bat in front. China – Canton – Around 1850 Dimension: Height 14cm x Length 24cm x Width 20cm

A late 19th century Qing dynasty Chinese ceramic basin with bat motif on exterior.

The design of the bed draws heavily on Chinese symbolism. It is full of symbols of good fortune and longevity, such as the bat (fu) which is a Chinese homonym for fortune, or the lot...

19th century Chinese armchair having a back splat carved with two important Chinese symbols; the bat "fu"and double fish "shuang yu," the bat is a symbol of good fortune, prosperity...

As a decorative motive the Bat stands for happiness, as the Chinese words for bat and happiness are both fú (they sound the same although the Chinese characters differ and as such ar...