| Object Number | 48-21-6 |
| Current Location | On Loan |
| Culture | Manchu |
| Provenience | China |
| Period | Qing Dynasty |
| Date Made | Late 19th Century |
| Section | Asian |
| Technique | Embroidered |
| Iconography | Bat | Endless Knot |
| Description | Embroidered Ho-pao purse. With rocks in sea as outer pattern. Inner pattern an extraordinary conglomeration of pun-symbols: 1) swastika and shou character (wan shou) "May (the wearer) live 10,000 years". 2) brush, ingot, scepter (pi ting ju i) "May everything be as you desire". 3) scepter and two persimmons (shih shih ju i) "May all affairs turn out as you wish". 4) bat and hsi character (fu hsi) "May you have happiness and good fortune." Predominately red in color. Rather poor condition. |
| Height | 8 cm |
| Width | 14 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Anton S. Lau, 1948 |
| Other Number | 69-40-1 - Other Number | 17-1969-6 - Philadelphia Museum of Art Number | LO-1309-2 - Found in Collection Number |
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