| Native Name | Buzi (補子) |
| Object Number | 52-23-8 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Chinese |
| Provenience | China |
| Period | Early Qing Dynasty | Qing Dynasty |
| Date Made | Late 17th Century |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Silk | Gold Thread |
| Technique | Tapestry Weave | Kesi |
| Iconography | Crane | Book | Rhinoceros Horn | Pearls | Sun |
| Description | Civil official's rank badge, first rank. Silk tapestry (kesi 緙絲) square with narrow cloth border tacked on. Crane standing on one foot with wings spread on rock in the water. Bird looks back towards sun. Book, rhinoceros horn and four pearls in waves. Blue, orange, green, cream colored clouds with gold ground. May have been made to order as a present from the Emperor to one of his highest officials because during this time the silk tapestry technique was imperial monopoly. |
| Height | 31 cm |
| Width | 34 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. S. Letcher, 1952 |
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