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

Chinese
Qing dynasty
1880 to 1900
Object Place: China

Medium/Technique Silk satin embroidered with floss silk and couched gold-wrapped threads
Dimensions Overall: 30.9 x 29.5 cm (12 3/16 x 11 5/8 in.)
Credit Line Anonymous gift
Accession Number41.842
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ClassificationsCostumes

DescriptionCourt insignia badge (buzi) for civil official of the first rank worn on back of robe with design of Manchurian crane, sun, clouds, waves and flowers embroidered in satin stitch in polychrome silk on navy blue satin ground and couched in gold-wrapped thread; floral border; lined with blue silk.
ProvenanceAnonymous gift (Miss Eleanor Gardiner)
Transferred from the Department of Asiatic Art