Furniture Cover

Furniture Cover

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This furniture cover, probably for a seating platform (kang), is embroidered in the border and the field with a generally symmetrical scrolling floral pattern and a large number of tiny bats (a rebus for "blessing"). The design is punctuated with auspicious Buddhist symbols.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.