| Native Name | Buzi (補子) |
| Object Number | 52-23-53 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Chinese |
| Provenience | China |
| Period | Qing Dynasty |
| Date Made | 19th Century |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Silk | Gold Thread | Peacock Feathers |
| Technique | Embroidered | Peking Knot | Couched |
| Iconography | Mandarin Duck | Sun | Pearls | Eight Buddhist Symbols | Conch | Fish | Lotus | Vase | Umbrella | Canopy | Wheel Of The Law | Mystic Knot | Lucky Jewels | Bats | Peach | Fungus | Narcissus | Bamboo | Peony | Shou |
| Inscription Language | Chinese Language |
| Description | Square seventh rank civil officials rank badge for civil officials summer robe. Mandarin duck looks at sun as it stands on a rock amidst waves. Pearls, the Eight Buddhist symbols including conch, canopy, fish, lotus, vase, wheel of the Law, umbrella and endless knot and lucky jewel symbols float in the waves. Peonies, fungus, bamboo, peaches and narcissus grow on the rocks at either side. Above are blue clouds and seven pink and orange bats against couched peacock feathers filling background. Border of Shou characters alternating between circular and oblong. Done in Peking knots, couched twisted white silk and gold, couched gold, and couched peacock feathers on navy gauze. Much of peacock feathers missing. Based on the appearance of the background elements this appears to be from the Daoguang Period (1821-50 CE). |
| Height | 31.4 cm |
| Width | 32 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. S. Letcher, 1952 |
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