Buzi (Court Rank Badge)

Buzi (Court Rank Badge)

Manchu

Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1850/75

Accession Number

35957

Medium

Silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk in knot, split, and straight stitches; laid work and couching; lined with silk, plain weave

Dimensions

30.3 × 30.8 cm (12 × 12 1/8 in.)

Classification

textile

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Bequest of Harold R. Warner