| Native Name | Buzi (補子) |
| Object Number | 52-23-48A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Chinese |
| Provenience | China |
| Period | Qing Dynasty |
| Date Made | Late 19th Century - Early 20th Century |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Silk | Gold Thread | Ink |
| Technique | Embroidered | Gold Thread | Tapestry Weave | Kesi | Ink |
| Iconography | Mandarin Duck | Sun | Eight Buddhist Symbols | Eight Daoist Immortal Symbols | Li Shui | Magnolia | Crab Apple | Peony | Bats | Rebus | Flowers |
| Description | Square rank badge for wife of seventh rank official to be worn on back of robe. At center Mandarin duck faces sun as it stands on a rock amidst waves. The Eight Buddhist symbols float in the water. Li shui motif in foreground. Rocks at either side with magnolia, crab apple and peony flowers which make a rebus (yu t'ang fu kuei, or may you enjoy wealth and honors in halls of jade). The sky contains two bats, clouds and the Eight Daoist Immortal symbols against a gold flower and tendril on black back ground. Border of gold flower and tendril pattern. Coarse late kesi (緙絲) woven tapestry with details painted on. Blue silk backing. |
| Height | 29.5 cm |
| Width | 31 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. S. Letcher, 1952 |
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