Mandarin Square

52-23-75

From: China

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Buzi (補子)
Object Number 52-23-75
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Chinese
Provenience China
Period Qing Dynasty
Date Made Late 19th Century
Section Asian
Materials Silk
Technique Kesi | Tapestry Weave
Iconography Leopard | Five Bats | Eight Buddhist Symbols | Blue Flowers | Peonies | Fungus | Narcissus | Li Shui
Description

Third rank military leopard square for officer's wife. Late kesi with some aniline dyes, many details painted in, gold background for square proper and for the border. The bottom edge has the 立水 li shui ('standing water') design denoting deep water.

Height 30.1 cm
Width 31.4 cm
Thickness 0.2 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. S. Letcher, 1952

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