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Mandarin square (P'u tzu) for civil official of the eighth rank. Embroidery in colored silks and gold thread shows quail against a golden sky, with cloud and water forms and auspicious symbols. Lined with blue silk.
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum’s own descriptionCredit lineRank badge. 18th century. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Robert H. Patterson. CC0.
