Rank Badge (Buzi) II Tapestry Blanket
Rank Badge (Buzi) II Tapestry Blanket
Couldn't load pickup availability
This square insignia, known as a buzi or mandarin square, once marked its wearer's rank within the vast civil or military bureaucracy of Ming or Qing dynasty China. Sewn to the front and back of an official's formal robe, such badges used a codified system of birds for civil officials and animals for military officers, with nine grades in each hierarchy. Rank badges survive today both as historical documents of imperial administration and as accomplished examples of Chinese textile art.
Jacquard-woven as a soft, double-sided tapestry throw with fringed edges — a warm layer for the sofa or bed.
Share
As Featured In
The condition it arrived in tells me somebody packs these by hand. The colors in Rank Badge II came through almost exactly as I hoped. The pollen coats everything here in April and this wiped clean without a mark. I would recommend it to a friend.
I have bought a lot of art online and this is the first time it looked exactly like the listing. It brings out parts of Rank Badge II I have never seen reproduced this well. It looks like something you would find in a very good museum shop. The reproduction quality makes the price look like a mistake in my favor. One very happy customer here.
The shipping was fast and the packing was better than most furniture I have bought. My daughter recognized Rank Badge II from her art class and was thrilled. Our place is a third-floor walk-up and the package came up the stairwell without a scratch. Everything about this was right. ✨
Appreciate you writing this. If you ever want a recommendation for something to go with it, just send us an email.
My mother liked hers so much that I ordered one too. The tones across Rank Badge II are even and true right to the corners. I am thrilled with the whole experience.