A pair of Chinese rank badges
Guangxu Period (1875-1908), circa 1900
A seamed front panel and a single back panel each depicting a paradise flycatcher of a ninth-rank civil official within a circular frame, worked in multicolored silk embroidery with couched metallic thread accents on a brown silk ground, each with a central applique bird amid the "Three Plenties" fruits of peach, Buddha's hand, and pomegranate, and with bat symbols to each corner and to the borders, 2 pieces
Front panel: 10.25" H x 10.5" W; Back panel: 10.75" H x 10.625" W
Literature: Back piece illustrated: David Hugus, PhD, "Chinese Rank Badges: Symbols of Power, Wealth, and Intellect in the Ming and Qing Dynasties" (Hong Kong: OM Publishing, 2021), 53, fig. 4.17.

Each in overall good condition with light dust accumulation commensurate with age and use. Each with blue silk lining verso. Each slightly out of square. Each with scattered loose threads. Back panel with scattered losses to couched metal threads. Each blue lining with scattered spots and small stains overall. Condition reports are offered as a courtesy and are typically published in Moran's catalogue or can be made available upon request. The absence of a condition report does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of others. Buyers are responsible for determining to their own satisfaction the true nature and condition of any lot prior to bidding. Though buyers are not legally required to inspect lots prior to purchase, failure to do so may constitute a waiver of complaint that an item was not delivered in a condition equal to the existent condition at the auction.