A Rank Badge Ming or later the finely embroidered

Group of Chinese Silk Embroideries, Including Rank Badges. Comprising: a pair of finely embroidered rank badges depicting phoenixes, bats, and peaches; two embroidered folding fan holders, and a cream

18TH/19TH century, finely embroidered with gold metallic and polychrome silk threads. Very good condition with glue residue on the back linings due to being previous mounted in a frame. Please refer t

Qing Dynasty, two similar panels of egrets or mandarin ducks, couched gold thread on brown silk ground, red beaded suns, together in later gold frame and linen mat, panels, 9-1/2 x 10 in., (sight); ov

A pair of Chinese silk embroidered civil rank badges Qing dynasty. The birds among "bajixiang" emblems and clouds above turbulent seas, mounted in a frame of later period. H: 20 3/4, W: 11 1/2 in.

Group of three Chinese silk embroideries, including two rank badges. One first-rank civil official badge depicting a Manchurian crane embellished with gold thread embroidery. One fifth-rank military o

A pair of framed Chinese kesi textile civil rank badges dating from the Ming dynasty. One features a pair of mandarin ducks, indicating the 6th or 7th civil rank. The other features a pair of silver p

A Chinese 'Tiger' Military Rank Badge, Ming Dynasty. Designed for a fourth rank military official, worked with silk and couched metallic threads on a dark gray ground, the appliqued tiger with a gapin

Chinese, Qing dynasty, 19th century, a Censor's xiezhi rank badge embroidered in coloured silks. Xiezhi is a mystical animal symbolized virtues, justice, law, integrity, and truth, associatedwith Qing

A GOOD QUALITY 19TH/20TH CENTURY FRAMED CHINESE GILT THREAD RANK BADGE, embroidered with a silver pheasant for the 5th Rank Civil Order, the frame 13in wide x 12.25in high.

Late 19th - Early 20th c. Chinese Embroidered Silk Purse, with pale celadon jade ring form double handles, front and back constructed of silk rank badges embroidered with orange phoenix bird amid flow

Four Chinese Rank Badges, embroidered on silk, some with gold threads, includes: Paradise Flycatcher - Rank 9 and Mandarin Duck - rank 7, largest 11 1/2" x 12 1/2". CONDITION: Very fine.

Chinese export jade and embroidered silk reticule, the handles made of band carved jade bangles suspending a silk bag constructed of two silk rank badges embroidered with cranes, bangles, 3"dia; overa

Chinese export jade and embroidered silk reticule, the carved jade bangle handles suspending a silk bag constructed of two silk rank badges embroidered with auspicious birds and flowers, flanked by do

depicting an official wearing rank badges; embroidered with colored and metallic threads against raw silk background. Framed, not examined out of frame. Frame size: 29 1/2" high, 14 3/4" wide. Wear, l

An antique, Chinese, kesi rank badge. Late Ming or early Qing dyn. Depicting , probably, a crane. Done in mixed media technique. The body of the rank badge is kesi. The crane, flowers and meander are

DESCRIPTION:Chinese imperial rank badge hand embroidered with real gold thread. Depicts the five finger dragon in gold thread, surrounded by an array of ornate clouds and mountains in blue and orange

CHINESE EMBROIDERED SILK RANK BADGE Chinese embroidered silk rank badge, 19th century. Size: 24 x 27.5" including frame.

A Pair of Chinese Rank Badges / Squares. Embroidered silk panels depicting cranes amidst clouds and foliage Square: 11.5" x 11.5" Frame: 21.5" x 20.5"

Pair of Chinese embroidered rank badges, each embroidered with a silver pheasant in a landscape surrounded by clouds and the Eight Daoist Emblems, made for a civil official of the fifth rank, 11"h. x

Two Chinese Framed Rank Badges, Kesi embroidered on silk, includes: Qilin (Foo Dog) in silk matt and silvered wood frame 20" x 20", and an Immortal on Foo Dog, frame 9 1/2" x 11 1/2". CONDITION: Very

Four Antique Chinese Rank Badges,unframed, embroidered, some with silver and gold threads, includes: Paradise fly catcher - rank 9; silver Phoenix - Rank 5, etc. largest 11" x 11 1/2". CONDITION: Very

12 inches high.

D:38cm

Very fine back facing badge (undivided) with image of silver pheasant signifying the 5th Civil Rank in Mandarin society. Unusually fine Kessu work with gold, silver and green metallic thread depicting