A work made of 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.

Buzi (Court Rank Badge)

Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1850/75

Manchu China

China

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

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