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Mandarin Square
| Native Name | Buzi (補子) |
| Object Number: | 52-23-29B |
| Current Location: | Collections storage |
| Culture: | Chinese |
| Provenience: | China |
| Period: | Qing Dynasty |
| Date Made: | Early 20th Century |
| Early Date: | 1900 |
| Late Date: | 1925 |
| Section: | Asian |
| Materials: | Silk Aniline Dye |
| Technique: | Embroidered Pekinese Stitch |
| Iconography: | Wild Goose Lucky Jewels Swastika Sun Li Shui Bats Narcissus Fungus Bamboo |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from J. S. Letcher, 1952 |
Description
Square rank badge for fourth rank civil official. To be worn on front of robe. At center a beige colored wild goose faces the sun as it stands on a rock amidst waves and li shui motif. Eight lucky symbols and swastika float in the water. Narcissus, fungus and bamboo grown on the rocky banks at either side. Five bats and clouds in the sky. Greek fret border. Entire design in Pekinese stitch or couched continuous loops with gold thread and aniline dyes on dark brown cloth. Gap at center of design but cloth never cut apart to attach to robe front, i.e. never worn.
Bibliography:
| [Article] Cammann, Schuyler. 1953. Chinese Mandarin Squares: Brief Catalogue of the Lechter Collection. The University Museum Bulletin. 17 (3): pp. 2-73. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: No. 29, p. 64 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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