| Native Name | Buzi (補子) |
| Object Number | 52-23-27B |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Chinese |
| Provenience | China |
| Period | Qing Dynasty |
| Date Made | Late 19th Century |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Silk | Gold Thread |
| Technique | Embroidered | Satin Stitch | Couched |
| Iconography | Wild Goose | Fish | Wheel Of The Law | Umbrella | Urn | Lotus | Sun | Pearls | Mystic Knot | Eight Buddhist Symbols | Li Shui |
| Description | Square rank badge for civil official of fourth rank. To be worn on back of robe. Wild goose stands in center on rock amid waves. The bottom edge has the 立水 li shui ('standing water') design denoting deep water. Pearls, a fish and a flaming wheel float in the waves. Fungus and narcissus grown on the rocky banks. Five bats and four of the eight Buddhist symbols including the endless knot, the lotus, the umbrella and the urn are among the clouds. Border is Greek Fret pattern. Peking knot with couched gold thread filling in ground on black silk with blue silk backing. |
| Height | 29 cm |
| Width | 29.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. S. Letcher, 1952 |
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