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A Chinese rank badge
Guangxu Period (1875-1908)
A panel depicting a silver pheasant of a fifth-rank civil official, worked in multicolored silk in counted stitch on gauze with applique pheasant amid peaches and other auspicious symbols
11.125" H x 11.75" W
Literature: This 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), 115, fig. 12.33.
Guangxu Period (1875-1908)
A panel depicting a silver pheasant of a fifth-rank civil official, worked in multicolored silk in counted stitch on gauze with applique pheasant amid peaches and other auspicious symbols
11.125" H x 11.75" W
Literature: This 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), 115, fig. 12.33.
Condition
Overall good condition with light dust accumulation and light wear commensurate with age and use. With blue silk lining verso. A few scattered small pinholes to lining, with a small hole near one edge. 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.
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A Chinese rank badge
Estimate $400 - $600
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