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Court insignia badge (buzi) for fifth-rank civil official

Chinese
Qing dynasty
mid 19th century
Object Place: China

Medium/Technique Silk tapestry weave (kesi) with gold metallic threads
Dimensions Height x width: 11 7/16 x 11 in. (29 x 28 cm)
Credit Line Gift of Louis H. Farlow
Accession Number10.55b
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsCostumes

DescriptionCourt insignia badge (buzi) in tapestry-weave with design of silver pheasant (fifth-rank civil official) rising from the waves, clouds, bats and flowers in white, blue, pink, red, yellow and green silk and gold thread on a dark blue ground. One of pair with 10.55a.
ProvenanceGift from Louis H. Farlow to the MFA, March 3, 1910