Court Insignia badge (buzi)
16th century
Object PlaceChina
Medium/TechniqueSilk satin patterned with supplementary silk and gold-leafed paper threads
Dimensions41.3 x 37.5 cm (16 1/4 x 14 3/4 in.)
Credit LineMarshal H. Gould Fund
Accession number2001.740
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCostumes
Collections
ProvenanceWith the family of Gara Rinpoche of India and Tibet for many generations; given to Gesha Lodse of Bylakuppeludiaon, February, 2001; given to Thukten Lodde, March 2001; purchased by MFA, December 12, 2001.
late 19th century
15th–16th century
first half 18th century
late 19th century
second half of the 18th century
15th century–16th century
1930s
19th century
14th–15th century