ASIAN: Three embroidered Mandarin rank badges, Chinese, late Qing Dynasty: one silk robe fragment with polychrome embroidery, gold bird and flowers and red sun, silk liner on back shattering, 8" x 9", along with two matching silk robe embroidery panels, one split in half, both blue with gold bird, black border of bats, 11" x 12", all pieces with wear consistent with age and use including loose threads, small stains from wear, etc. [Verbal provenance: All purchased in 1948]