Mandarin Square

52-23-57A

From: China

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Buzi (補子)
Object Number 52-23-57A
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Chinese
Provenience China
Period Qing Dynasty
Date Made 18th Century
Section Asian
Materials Silk
Technique Embroidered
Iconography Duck | Pine | Cypress | Fungus
Description

Duck square for wife of official. In satin stitch on light background of same; back and legs of bird couched filling, water in stem satin stitch; berries on the Nandina plant at side in Peking knot. Unsplit probably for use on a mourning robe. Border of Greek fret of couched twisted green threads between threads of couched gold.

Height 28.5 cm
Width 29.7 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. S. Letcher, 1952

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