Buzi (Court Rank Badge)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1775/1800
This textile object is a buzi, or Chinese court rank badge, originating from China and dated to the Qing dynasty (1644–1911), specifically between 1775 and 1800. Associated with the Manchu culture, the square panel measures 26.6 by 26.2 cm (10 1/2 by 10 3/8 inches).
The badge is woven on a dark ground with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk. The technical structure consists of warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave, enhanced by supplementary brocading wefts as well as self-patterning ground wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 'Z' twill interlacings. The composition features a spotted feline creature positioned centrally above rolling waves and a central rock formation. Surrounded by floating cloud motifs and flame elements, the animal looks upward toward a red sun disk set among clouds in the upper left. A scrolling cloud-patterned border frames the entire design.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave with supplementary brocading wefts and self-patterning ground wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 'Z' twill interlacings
- Dimensions
- 26.6 × 26.2 cm (10 1/2 × 10 3/8 in.)
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- Manchu, China
- Place recorded
- China
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Art Institute of Chicago collection record for this single object; how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Museum object name
- Buzi (Court Rank Badge)
- Museum object number
- 1947.540
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.