《明史·志·卷四十三》
腰带，一品官用玉装饰，二品官用有花纹的犀角装饰，三品官用金嵌镂花纹装饰，四品官用没有嵌花纹的金装饰，五品官用银嵌镂花纹装饰，六品官、七品官用没有嵌花纹的银装饰，八品官、九品官用黑色的角质材料装饰。
其带，一品玉，二品花犀，三品金鈒花，四品素金，五品银鈒花，六品、七品素银，八品、九品乌角。
Belt: for first-rank officials, ornamented with jade; for second-rank officials, ornamented with carved rhinoceros horn; for third-rank officials, ornamented with patterns in gold; for fourth-rank officials, ornamented with gold but without carved patterns; for fifth-rank officials, ornamented with patterns in silver; for sixth- and seventh-rank officials, ornamented with silver but without carved patterns; for eighth- and ninth-rank officials, ornamented with black horn.