Native Name | Buzi (補子) |
Object Number | 52-23-87A |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Chinese |
Provenience | China |
Period | Qing Dynasty |
Date Made | 19th Century |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Silk |
Technique | Embroidered |
Iconography | Bear | Bat | Peonies | Fungus | Bamboo | Peaches | Narcissus | Jewel |
Description | Pair of fifth rank military officer's bear squares. Satin stitch on blue-black satin; waves in split satin stich; a few Peking knots in the flowers. As a variation on a bear, the animal is whitish instead of blue, but has the usual shape. The standard Greek fret border may date this to the mid-1800s or later, placing it towards the end of the Daoguang Period (1821 - 1850 CE). |
Height | 29 cm |
Width | 30.7 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from J. S. Letcher, 1952 |
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