Vintage Terracotta Pot with Bats d70 used to store pans

used to store pans

These motifs were often used in scholars' studios and homes as expressions of taste

The twelve deep drawers on this large chest allow plenty of room for clothes in a bedroom

as was standard in Chinese joinery

chunky wooden bowls would have been used in China originally for serving food or possibly for kneeding bread

Vintage Terracotta Pot with Bats d70 used to store pansThese lovely stoneware pots are great as indoor plant holders. They were produced around the mid 20th century, originally used to store oil or wine. Each one incorporates four upside bats around the centre as a symbol for good luck. In Chinese words for "upside down" and "arrive" are homonyms, as are the words for "bat" and "fortune" so the inverted image of a bat is meant to convey the idea that happiness is arriving from heaven. Note that each pot