Buzi (Court Rank Badge)

Textiles

1825/50, Qing dynasty(1644–1911)

Manchu
China

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Culture: Manchu
Title: Buzi (Court Rank Badge)
Origin: China
Date: Made 1825–1850
Medium: Silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in knot, satin, and stem stitches; laid work and couching; lined with silk, plain weave
Dimensions: 28.5 × 28.6 cm (11 1/4 × 11 1/4 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Helen C. Gunsaulus
Reference Number: 1954.939c

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. 8, pp. 55, 90.

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

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