| Native Name | Buzi (補子) |
| Object Number | 52-23-4 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Chinese |
| Provenience | China |
| Period | Ming Dynasty |
| Date Made | 17th Century |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Silk | Gold Thread |
| Technique | Embroidered | Satin Stitch | Couched |
| Iconography | Tuan Yang Festival | Tigers | Five Poisons | Flying Centipede | Toad | Snake | Scorpion | Lizard |
| Description | Trapezoidal courtier's Tuan Yang Festival badge. Two halves of badge mirror each other each with tiger, the Five Poisons including flying centipede, toad, snake, scorpion and lizard as well as rocks, water, artemisia leaves, and other auspicious plants. Background in gold colored silk. Satin stitch used. Seam down center. Strip of silk for border and backing. |
| Height | 35.5 cm |
| Width | 35.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. S. Letcher, 1952 |
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