Mandarin Square
| Native Name | Buzi (補子) |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 52-23-91A |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Chinese |
| Provenience: | China |
| Period: | Qing Dynasty |
| Date Made: | 19th Century |
| Early Date: | 1800 |
| Late Date: | 1899 |
| Section: | Asian |
| Materials: | Silk |
| Technique: | Embroidered |
| Iconography: | Bear Bats Eight Buddhist Symbols Jewels Peonies Peaches Fungus Bamboo Narcissus |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from J. S. Letcher, 1952 |
Description
Fifth rank military officer's bear square. Peking knot, on blue-black satin, with couched outlines in thin white cord. The scanty maneand tail are couched like in No. 64. Border of alternating bats and oblong shou characters. Compare identical patterns on 52-23-20, -45 and -80.
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. 72 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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