| Native Name | Buzi (補子) |
| Object Number | 52-23-39A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Chinese |
| Provenience | China |
| Period | Qing Dynasty |
| Date Made | Early 20th Century |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Silk | Satin | Gold Thread |
| Technique | Embroidered | Satin Stitch | Couched |
| Iconography | Silver Pheasant | Sun | Eight Buddhist Symbols | Bats | Three Halberds with Vase | Sun | Chou |
| Description | Square rank badge for the back of the robe of a wife of fifth rank civil official. Silver pheasant in couched gold thread flys towards sun. Eight bats, the Eight Buddhist symbols, a vase with jade stone and three halberds float among the blue clouds. Border of alternating bats, shou characters in couched gold thread. This badge appears to be from the Reform Period of 1898 within the Guangxu Period (1875-1908), or in that style as it lacks the typical ground and waves motif. Satin stitch, couched twisted silk also used on blue-black satin. Blue silk backing. |
| Height | 34 cm |
| Width | 34.5 cm |
| Thickness | 0.4 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. S. Letcher, 1952 |
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