| Native Name | Buzi (補子) |
| Object Number | 52-23-70 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Chinese |
| Provenience | China |
| Period | Qing Dynasty |
| Date Made | 19th Century |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Silk |
| Technique | Embroidered |
| Iconography | Qilin | Bat | Peach | Narcissus | Eight Buddhist Symbols | Fungus |
| Description | First rank military officer's qilin square. Peking stitch with couched gold outlines and tendril background; mane and tail of couched silver wire wrapped in green silk. Symbols: five bats with a sixth added later in applique (probably to fill the gap in the pattern where the gold had come loose). Eight Buddhist symbols with highly conventionalized peaches and narcissus. The bottom edge has the 立水 li shui ('standing water') design denoting deep water. A clumsy fret border couched in gold. |
| Height | 28.5 cm |
| Width | 31 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. S. Letcher, 1952 |
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