Native Name | Buzi (補子) |
Object Number | 52-23-47 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Chinese |
Provenience | China |
Period | Qing Dynasty |
Date Made | 18th Century |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Silk | Satin | Gold Thread |
Technique | Embroidered | Couched | Satin Stitch |
Iconography | Mandarin Duck | Sun | Cypress | Narcissus | Fungus | Ruyi | Umbrella | Halberd | chime |
Description | Square rank badge for seventh rank official to be worn on front of robe. At center Mandarin Duck facing sun stands on a rock beside a stream in a landscape. Ruyi, royal umbrella, halberd and music stone appear in the water. Lucky plants include cypress tree, narcissus and fungus. Clouds in the sky. Very fine couched twisted silk and couched gold with bird embroidered at a later date in satin stitch all on blue-black satin. Border is of couched gold threads. Vertical seam at center with blue silk backing with discoloration and a few holes. |
Height | 24.4 cm |
Width | 26.5 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from J. S. Letcher, 1952 |
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