Native Name | Buzi (補子) |
Object Number | 52-23-76 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Chinese |
Provenience | China |
Period | Qing Dynasty |
Date Made | Late 19th Century |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Silk |
Technique | Embroidered |
Iconography | Leopard | Five Bats | Fungus | Bamboo | Narcissus | Eight Buddhist Symbols | Pearls |
Description | Third rank military officer's leopard square. In Peking knot, with outlines in couched white twisted cord, against a laid gold background. Border of Greek fret couched in gold. The bottom edge has the 立水 li shui ('standing water') design denoting deep water. |
Height | 29.2 cm |
Width | 29.5 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from J. S. Letcher, 1952 |
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