About This Artwork

Manchu-style
China

Buzi (Court Rank Badge), Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1825/50

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
30.3 x 30.8 cm (12 x 12 1/8 in.)
Bequest of Harold R. Warner, 1939.2056

Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories

Exhibition History

The Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, "Clothed to Rule the Universe: Ming and Qing Dynasty Textiles at The Art Institute of Chicago," September 13, 2000–January 2, 2001

Publication History

The Art Institute of Chicago. "Clothed to Rule the Universe: Ming and Qing Dynasty Textiles at The Art Institute of Chicago." Museum Studies, vol. 26, no. 2. Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 2000. Cat. no. 7, p. 55.




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