Mandarin Square

52-23-76

From: China

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Buzi (補子)
Object Number 52-23-76
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Chinese
Provenience China
Period Qing Dynasty
Date Made Late 19th Century
Section Asian
Materials Silk
Technique Embroidered
Iconography Leopard | Five Bats | Fungus | Bamboo | Narcissus | Eight Buddhist Symbols | Pearls
Description

Third rank military officer's leopard square. In Peking knot, with outlines in couched white twisted cord, against a laid gold background. Border of Greek fret couched in gold. The bottom edge has the 立水 li shui ('standing water') design denoting deep water.

Height 29.2 cm
Width 29.5 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. S. Letcher, 1952

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