Mandarin Square

52-23-21A

From: China

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Buzi (補子)
Object Number 52-23-21A
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

Square second rank civil official's badge. To be worn on back of 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. Li shui pattern in lower corners. Late tapestry technique (kesi 緙絲) with pastel colors and foreign dyes. Details painted on. Narrow border of gold thread. Blue silk backing.

Height 25 cm
Width 28 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. S. Letcher, 1952

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