| Native Name | Buzi (補子) |
| Object Number | 52-23-54A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Chinese |
| Provenience | China |
| Period | Qing Dynasty |
| Date Made | 18th Century |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Gold Thread | Gauze |
| Technique | Embroidered | Couched |
| Iconography | Mandarin Duck | Pearls | Swastika | Pine | Bamboo | Marigold | Sun |
| Description | Square rank badge for wife of seventh rank civil official to be worn on the back of a summer robe. A Mandarin Duck stands at center looking towards the sun. It is perched on a rock amidst waves with landscape. Pearls and a swastika in the waves. The Chinese term for swastika is 萬 wan, meaning "myriad" (lit. 'ten thousand') and is meant to invoke the infinite blessings or wishes for happiness for the wearer of the badge. Plants include pine, bamboo and marigold. No border. Almost entirely in couched gold outlines on black gauze. Backing of black gauze. |
| Height | 25.7 cm |
| Width | 26 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. S. Letcher, 1952 |
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