| Native Name | Buzi (補子) |
| Object Number | 52-23-89A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Chinese |
| Provenience | China |
| Period | Qing Dynasty |
| Date Made | 19th Century |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Silk |
| Technique | Embroidered |
| Iconography | Bear | Bats | Peonies | Fungus | Peaches | Narcissus | Jewel |
| Description | One of a pair of fifth rank military officer's bear squares. Rather coarse satin stitch on blue-black satin; bear (of same general type as that on No. 52-23-83, but having a less well-shaped head) has couched gold mane and tail (like No. 52-23-64). Couched border in Greek fret. Identical in pattern with 52-23-64, and almost the same as 52-23-87. The standard Greek fret border may date this to the mid-1800s or later, placing it towards the end of the Daoguang Period (1821-1850 CE). |
| Height | 30.7 cm |
| Width | 31.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. S. Letcher, 1952 |
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