Mandarin Square

C456

From: China

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Buzi (補子)
Object Number C456
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Chinese
Provenience China
Period Qing Dynasty
Date Made 19th Century
Section Asian
Materials Silk (uncertain) | Textile
Technique Embroidered
Iconography Lion | Tree | Sun | Plant
Description

Second rank military officer's lion square. The bottom edge has the 立水 li shui ('standing water') design denoting deep water.

Height 27.94 cm
Width 31.75 cm
Credit Line Gift of K. Z. Tung, 1924

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