| Native Name | Buzi (補子) |
| Object Number | 52-23-50 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Chinese |
| Provenience | China |
| Period | Qing Dynasty |
| Date Made | 19th Century |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Silk | Gold Thread |
| Technique | Embroidered | Satin Stitch | Split Satin Stitch | Couched |
| Iconography | Mandarin Duck | Sun | Pearls | Swastika | Rhinoceros Horn | Fungus | Ruyi | Coin | Jewel | Bats | Peach | Peony | Bamboo | Fungus | Narcissus |
| Description | Square rank badge for wife of seventh rank official. At center Mandarin Duck faces the sun as it stands on a rock amidst waves. Pearls, swastika, rhinoceros horn, coin, fungus, jui-i scepter and diamond-shaped lucky jewel float in the waves. Peach tree, peonies, bamboo, fungus and narcissus grow on the rocky banks at either side. Two red bats fly above amidst lotus flowers with tendrils in couched gold thread. Border in Greek fret motif. Done in satin stitch and split satin stitch with couched gold thread on black silk. Tan colored patterned silk backing. |
| Height | 32 cm |
| Width | 32.2 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. S. Letcher, 1952 |
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