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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 slit tapestry (kesi) with gold metallic thread
Dimensions
Height x width: 11 7/16 x 11 5/8 in. (29 x 29.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Louis H. Farlow
Accession Number10.55a
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionCourt insignia badge (buzi) in slit tapestry 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 10.55b.
ProvenanceGift from Louis H. Farlow to the MFA, March 3, 1910