A FOURTH-RANK OFFICIAL'S PADDED BLUE OR BLACK SILK WINTER SURCOAT, BUFU

MID-19TH CENTURY

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A FOURTH-RANK OFFICIAL'S PADDED BLUE OR BLACK SILK WINTER SURCOAT, BUFU
MID-19TH CENTURY
The dark blue ground applied on the front and back with a satin- stitched insignia badge (buzi) of a goose in a cosmic landscape setting, with the sun, ruyi-form clouds, bats, 'auspicious objects' and rocky outcroppings above a miniature lishui stripe
47 in. (119.4 cm.) long

Lot Essay

The bufu was worn over the dragon robe, jifu, when attending official functions and in the presence of the emperor.
A charming photograph of a fourth-rank official at New Year's time, ca. 1900, is illustrated by V. Garrett, Mandarin Squares, Hong Kong, 1990, p. 25.

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