Mandarin Square - 52-23-81 | Collections

Native Name	Buzi (補子)
Object Number:	52-23-81
Current Location:	Collections Storage
Culture:	Chinese
Provenience:	China
Period:	Qing Dynasty
Date Made:	Late 19th Century
Early Date:	1875
Late Date:	1900
Section:	Asian
Materials:	Silk
Technique:	Embroidered
Iconography:	Tiger Five Bats Fungus Narcissus Eight Buddhist Symbols Pearls
Height:	29.2 cm
Width:	30 cm
Credit Line:	Purchased from J. S. Letcher, 1952

Description

Fourth rank military officer's tiger square. Peking knot with couched white outlines, on dark satin. Greek fret border. The bottom edge has the 立水 li shui ('standing water') design denoting deep water. Based on stylistic similarity and the 立水 li shui design, this is likely from the Xianfeng Period (1851-61 CE) or later.

Bibliography:

[Article] Cammann, Schuyler V. 1953. "Chinese Mandarin Squares: Brief Catalogue of the Lechter Collection". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 17. no. 3. pg. 2-73 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: No. 3, p. 71

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