id: 126531
accession number: 1948.69
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Rank Badge (buzi), 1736–95. China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95). Silk, satin weave; silk embroidery; overall: 31.8 x 30.5 cm (12 1/2 x 12 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1948.69
title: Rank Badge (buzi)
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creation date: 1736–95
creation date earliest: 1736
creation date latest: 1795
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creditline: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture: China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95)
technique: silk, satin weave; silk embroidery
department: Textiles
collection: Textiles
type: Embroidery
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measurements: Overall: 31.8 x 30.5 cm (12 1/2 x 12 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: A Study Exhibition of Chinese Textiles of the Ming and Ch'ing Periods
opening date: 1947-12-12T05:00:00
A Study Exhibition of Chinese Textiles of the Ming and Ch'ing Periods. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 12, 1947-October 9, 1948).
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RELATED WORKS
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Cammann, Schuyler. “The Development of the Mandarin Square.” Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies 8, no. 2 (1944): 71–130.
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Cammann, Schuyler. “Embroidery Techniques in Old China.” Archives of the Chinese Art Society of America 16 (1962): 16–40.
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Cammann, Schuyler. “Costume in China, 1644 to 1912.” Philadelphia Museum of Art Bulletin 75, no. 326 (1979): 3–19.
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Cammann, Schuyler V.R." Other Mandarin Squares: Korean, Annamese and Unfamiliar Examples." Arts of Asia. [Kowloon, Hong Kong]: [Arts of Asia Publications], (March-April 1992).
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香港市政局與香港東方陶瓷學會合辦 ; 遼寧省博物館協辦 ; 香港藝術館籌劃 = Heavens' embroidered cloths : one thousand years of Chinese textiles / jointly presented by the Urban Council, Hong Kong and the Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong ; in association with the Liaoning Provincial Museum ; organized by the Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong. Urban Council, Hong Kong. Urban Council, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong, 遼寧省博物館, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong, and Liaoning Sheng bo wu guan. 錦繡羅衣巧天工. Hong Kong: Urban Council, 1995.
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Wrigglesworth, Linda. "Making the Grade", the Badge of Rank III: Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) Dynasties : December 4th to 24th 1996, London. London: Linda Wrigglesworth, 1996.
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Jackson, Beverley, and David Hugus. Ladder to the Clouds: Intrigue and Tradition in Chinese Rank. Berkeley, Calif: Ten Speed Press, 1999.
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Hall, Chris. Power Dressing: Textiles for Rulers and Priests from the Chris Hall Collection. Singapore: Asian Civilisations Museum, 2006.
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Watt, James C. Y. “The Giraffe As the Mythical Qilin in Chinese Art: A Painting and a Rank Badge in the Metropolitan Museum.” Metropolitan Museum Journal 43 (2008).
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