Native Name | Buzi (補子) |
Object Number | 52-23-66 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Chinese |
Provenience | China |
Period | Qing Dynasty |
Date Made | 19th Century |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Satin | Silk | Gold Thread |
Technique | Embroidered | Couched |
Iconography | Xiezhi | Bats | Sun | Peaches | Ruyi | Sword |
Inscription Language | Chinese Language |
Description | Square rank badge for back of robe of wife of Censor or Judge. At center a Xiezhi (獬豸) stands on a rock amidst waves. Sword and ruyi scepter in the waves. Peaches, five bats and clouds in the sky against blue-black satin. Done exclusively in couched silk and gold thread. Greek fret border in gold. |
Height | 31.3 cm |
Width | 31.5 cm |
Thickness | 0.3 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from J. S. Letcher, 1952 |
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