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

Chinese
Qing dynasty
1880s
Object Place: China

Medium/Technique Silk slit tapestry (kesi) with gold metallic thread
Dimensions Height x width: 11 7/8 x 12 in. (30.2 x 30.5 cm)
Credit Line Gift of Louis H. Farlow
Accession Number10.49a
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsCostumes

DescriptionCourt insignia badge (buzi) with design of waves, clouds, a bear (fifth-rank military official), auspicious Buddhist symbols and flowers in various shades of blue, white and orange silk and metallic gold thread on a blue silk ground; border of interlocking swastika pattern in metallic gold on a dark blue ground. One of pair with 10.49b
ProvenanceGift from Louis H. Farlow to the MFA, March 3, 1910