Mandarin Square

2011-19-7A

From: China

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Buzi (補子)
Object Number 2011-19-7A
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Chinese
Provenience China
Period Qing Dynasty
Date Made 1600-1799
Section Asian
Materials Cotton | Silk | Metallic Thread
Technique Embroidered
Iconography Gold Pheasant | Eight Buddhist Symbols | Lotus | Wheel | Conch | Endless Knot | Wheel | Canopy
Description

Square rank badge for second rank official. Golden pheasant looking up at the sun. Worn on the back of the coat. Cotton with metalic gold and silver thread and colored silk (?) thread embroidery.

Height 26.5 cm
Width 28.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of Dr. Harold A. Wilkinson in memory of Roselise H. Wilkinson, M.D., 2011

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