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Court Rank Badge (Buzi)Ming dynasty (1368-1644), 16th century

Not on view
Woven silk textile panel with two phoenix-like birds in flight amid peonies, clouds, and waves, in teal, cobalt blue, orange, and chestnut brown

Unknown, Court Rank Badge (Buzi), Ming dynasty (1368-1644), 16th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Miss Bella Mabury, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Court Rank Badge (Buzi)
Place Made
China
Date Made
Ming dynasty (1368-1644), 16th century
Medium
Silk and metallic-wrapped thread tapestry weave (kesi)
Dimensions
14 x 14 in. (35.56 x 35.56 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Bella Mabury
Accession Number
M.39.2.375
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako, Kaye Durland Spilker, and Clarrisa M. Esguerra. Reigning Men: Fashion in Menswear, 1715-2015. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich: DelMonico Books-Prestel, 2016.