Native Name | Buzi (補子) |
Object Number | 52-23-51 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Chinese |
Provenience | China |
Period | Qing Dynasty |
Date Made | 19th Century |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Silk | Satin |
Technique | Embroidered | Peking Knot | Couched |
Iconography | Mandarin Duck | Sun | Ruyi | Jewels | Bats | Chou | Flowers | Dragon |
Description | Square rank badge for wife of seventh rank official. At center Mandarin Duck looks back towards sun as it stands on a rock amidst waves. Jewels in the sea including ruyi scepter. Auspicious flowers on rocky banks at both sides. Combination flower and cloud-like pattern in foreground and in sky. Three red bats and three blue bats in the sky. Pairs of kuilong dragons facing round shou characters on each side of border and bats in corners of border. Black silk border and red patterned silk backing with hole in one of the upper corners with remnant of white paper label and black stamp oval seal that says "Made in China." |
Height | 31.4 cm |
Width | 32.4 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from J. S. Letcher, 1952 |
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