| Native Name | Buzi (補子) |
| Object Number | 52-23-48B |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Chinese |
| Provenience | China |
| Period | Qing Dynasty |
| Date Made | Late 19th Century - Early 20th Century |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Silk | Gold Thread | Ink |
| Technique | Embroidered | Gold Thread | Ink | Tapestry Weave | Kesi |
| Iconography | Mandarin Duck | Sun | Eight Buddhist Symbols | Eight Daoist Immortal Symbols | Li Shui | Magnolia | Crab Apple | Peony | Bats | Rebus | Flowers |
| Inscription Language | Chinese Language |
| Description | Square rank badge for wife of seventh rank official to be worn on front of robe. At center Mandarin duck faces sun as it stands on a rock amidst waves. The Eight Buddhist symbols float in the water. Li shui motif in foreground. Rocks at either side with magnolia, crab apple and peony flowers which make a rebus (yu t'ang fu kuei, or may you enjoy wealth and honors in halls of jade). The sky contains two bats, clouds and the Eight Daoist Immortal symbols against a gold flower and tendril on black back ground. Border of gold flower and tendril pattern. Coarse late kesi (緙絲) woven tapestry with details painted on. Vertical seam at center. Blue silk backing. |
| Height | 29.5 cm |
| Width | 30 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. S. Letcher, 1952 |
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