Mandarin Square

Native Name:

P'u-Fang
P'u-Tze

Object Number:

52-23-28A

Current Location:

Collections storage

Culture:

Chinese

Provenience:

China

Period:

Qing Dynasty

Date Made:

Late 19th Century - 1911

Early Date:

1875

Late Date:

1911

Section:

Asian

Materials:

Silk
Gold Thread
Paint

Technique:

K'o-ssu

Iconography:

Wild Goose
Eight Buddhist Symbols
Eight Immortal Symbols
Sun
Li Shui
Narcissus
Peony
Fungus
Ju-i

Description:

Square mandarin rank badge of fourth rank official. To be worn on back of robe. Wild goose stands facing the sun on rock amidst waves with li shui motif. Eight Buddhist symbols float in the waves. On the rocky banks at either side grow fungus, narcissus and peonies. The sky is filled with the eight symbols of the Taoist Immortals, two bats and clouds against a black background with gold tendrils and flowers. Border of simplified ju-i pattern. Woven in k'o-ssu technique with some details painted on.

Credit Line:

Purchased from J. S. Letcher

Bibliography:

[Article] Cammann, Schuyler. 1953. Chinese Mandarin Squares: Brief Catalogue of the Lechter Collection. The University Museum Bulletin. 17 (3): pp. 2-73. : Page/Fig./Plate: No. 28, p. 64

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