| Native Name | Buzi (補子) |
| Object Number | 52-23-21B |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Chinese |
| Provenience | China |
| Period | Qing Dynasty |
| Date Made | 19th Century |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Silk | Gold Thread |
| Technique | Embroidered | Tapestry Weave | Kesi | Painted |
| Iconography | Golden Pheasant | Sun | Pine | Tree Peony | Fungus | Bamboo | Pagoda | Pearls | Li Shui |
| Description | Rank badge for a second rank civil official. To be worn on the front of the robe. Multi-colored Golden Pheasant looking back at the sun stands on rock in a mountainous landscape with stream. Pearls and another lucky jewel float in the waves. Pines, tree peony, fungus, bamboo an a pagoda appear on the rocks. Lishui pattern in lower corners. Late tapestry technique (kesi 緙絲) with pastel colors and foreign dyes. Details painted on. Narrow border of gold thread. Seam down center. Blue silk backing. |
| Height | 25 cm |
| Width | 27 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. S. Letcher, 1952 |
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