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Court insignia badge (buzi) for fourth-rank military official
Chinese
Qing dynasty
1880s
Object Place: China
Medium/Technique
Silk slit tapestry (kesi) with gold metallic threads
Dimensions
Height x width: 11 11/16 x 11 in. (29.7 x 28 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Louis H. Farlow
Accession Number09.606
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionCourt insignia badge (buzi) in silk slit tapestry with design of tiger (fourth-rank military offical), waves, clouds and flowers in white and various shades of blue silk and gold metallic thread on a dark blue ground; touched up with paint.
ProvenanceGift from Louis H. Farlow to the MFA, December 29, 1909