Mandarin Square

52-23-79

From: China

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Buzi (補子)
Object Number 52-23-79
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Chinese
Provenience China
Period Qing Dynasty
Date Made Late 18th Century - Early 19th Century
Section Asian
Materials Silk
Technique Embroidered
Iconography Tiger | Bat | Pine Tree | Peach Tree | Peonies | Fungus | Jewel
Description

Fourth rank military tiger square for officer's wife. Satin stitch on blue-black split satin; split satin stitch for waves; stem satin stitch, star stitches for pine needles, and few Peking knots. Border missing.

Height 26.1 cm
Width 26 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. S. Letcher, 1952

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