Native Name | Buzi (補子) |
Object Number | 52-23-75 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Chinese |
Provenience | China |
Period | Qing Dynasty |
Date Made | Late 19th Century |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Silk |
Technique | Kesi | Tapestry Weave |
Iconography | Leopard | Five Bats | Eight Buddhist Symbols | Blue Flowers | Peonies | Fungus | Narcissus | Li Shui |
Description | Third rank military leopard square for officer's wife. Late kesi with some aniline dyes, many details painted in, gold background for square proper and for the border. The bottom edge has the 立水 li shui ('standing water') design denoting deep water. |
Height | 30.1 cm |
Width | 31.4 cm |
Thickness | 0.2 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from J. S. Letcher, 1952 |
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