Chinese, Qing dynasty., for civil officials of that period. One pair of badges (buzi) feature paradise flycatchers in multiple-colored threads and gold threads against the brown square,enclosed by a border of shou zi wen (longevity pattern) and bats, with reversed blue cloth. The other pair of badges is decorated with paradise flycatchers in gold threads on brown silk square, enclosed by a fret-pattern border. Each square panel: 28.2 x 27.3 cm (11 1/8 x 10 3/4 in.)