Mandarin Square

52-23-87A

From: China

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Buzi (補子)
Object Number 52-23-87A
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Chinese
Provenience China
Period Qing Dynasty
Date Made 19th Century
Section Asian
Materials Silk
Technique Embroidered
Iconography Bear | Bat | Peonies | Fungus | Bamboo | Peaches | Narcissus | Jewel
Description

Pair of fifth rank military officer's bear squares. Satin stitch on blue-black satin; waves in split satin stich; a few Peking knots in the flowers. As a variation on a bear, the animal is whitish instead of blue, but has the usual shape. The standard Greek fret border may date this to the mid-1800s or later, placing it towards the end of the Daoguang Period (1821 - 1850 CE).

Height 29 cm
Width 30.7 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. S. Letcher, 1952

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