A pair of mandarin squares or rank badges, 'buzi', made of silk and woven in tapestry or 'kesi' technique. Each depicts a paradise fly-catcher, emblem of rank of a civil official of the ninth rank. The bird, woven predominantly in cream silk with some pink and green, with two very long tail feathers, is looking upwards, wings outstretched, towards a red sun in the top left hand corner. It is surrounded by blue clouds and dotted about are many symbolic motifs, including a lotus, a vase, an endless knot, five bats, chrysanthemum flowers and cherry blossom. The imagery is framed with a swastika patterned border.
