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Court insignia badge (buzi) for first-rank civil official
Chinese
Qing dynasty
1880 to 1900
Object Place: China
Medium/Technique
Silk satin embroidered with floss silk and couched gold-wrapped threads
Dimensions
Overall: 30.9 x 29.5 cm (12 3/16 x 11 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift
Accession Number41.842
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionCourt insignia badge (buzi) for civil official of the first rank worn on back of robe with design of Manchurian crane, sun, clouds, waves and flowers embroidered in satin stitch in polychrome silk on navy blue satin ground and couched in gold-wrapped thread; floral border; lined with blue silk.
ProvenanceAnonymous gift (Miss Eleanor Gardiner)
Transferred from the Department of Asiatic Art
Transferred from the Department of Asiatic Art