Court insignia badge for first degree civil official (buzi)
1650–1700
Object PlaceChina
Medium/TechniqueSilk twill-weave ground embroidered with silk, peacock-feather and gold-metallic threads
DimensionsMeasured 9/4/2003 as 13 1/4" H x 12 3/4" W
33.7 x 29.8 cm (13 1/4 x 11 3/4 in.)
33.7 x 29.8 cm (13 1/4 x 11 3/4 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession numberRES.24.14
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCostumes
Collections
ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA on February 7, 1924
1870 to 1879
1750–75; restyled in 1860–70
17th century
1860 to 1879
1650–1725
19th century
1790–1820
last quarter 18th century
second half of 18th century
about 1800–10
late 19th century