| Native Name | Buzi (補子) |
| Object Number | 52-23-37B |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Chinese |
| Provenience | China |
| Period | Qing Dynasty |
| Date Made | 19th Century |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Silk | Gold Thread |
| Technique | Embroidered | Satin Stitch | Split Stitch | Couched |
| Iconography | Silver Pheasant | Eight Buddhist Symbols | Fungus | Bamboo | Peony | Narcissus | Bats | Sun |
| Description | Square rank badge for fifth rank civil official. To be worn on the front of the robe. Silver pheasant faces sun as it stands on a rock amidst waves. Eight Buddhist symbols and pearls float in the waves. Fungus, bamboo, peony and narcissus grow on the rocky banks at either side. The sky is filled with two red bats, clouds, and gold tendrils against the black cloth ground. Greek fret border in couched gold thread. Primarily done in satin stitch with couched gold and split stitch. Seam down center. |
| Height | 30.9 cm |
| Width | 30.4 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. S. Letcher, 1952 |
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