| Native Name | Buzi (補子) |
| Object Number | 52-23-9 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Chinese |
| Provenience | China |
| Period | Early Qing Dynasty |
| Date Made | Late 17th Century |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Silk | Gold Thread |
| Technique | Embroidered | Couched | Satin Stitch |
| Iconography | Peacock | Pearls | Clouds | Sun |
| Description | Civil official rank badge, third rank. Blue square cloth embroidered with silk thread and couched with gold thread. At the center a peacock, looking backwards towards the sun, stands with wings spread on a rock among waves with two pearls. The background is filled in with gold around blue, green and orange clouds. A Greek fret border is couched in gold. Made in two halves which are stitched together. Damage at one upper and one lower corner. |
| Height | 32.4 cm |
| Width | 31.4 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. S. Letcher, 1952 |
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