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Chinese Mandarin Rank Badge of a Wild goose
Reference
6107
Height
25 cm (9 3/4")
Width
29 cm (11 1/2")
Chinese mandarin square / rank badge of a fourth rank civil servant embroidered to show a wild Goose. The badge is from the back of a mans robe
The bird is perched on a rock above a turbulent sea with intense gilt work for the sea.
The background is intensely embroidered with ruyi headed clouds and Budhist emblems outlined in gilt
The border shows lotus flowers separated by foliage again in gilt thread
All mounted and conserved
The bird is perched on a rock above a turbulent sea with intense gilt work for the sea.
The background is intensely embroidered with ruyi headed clouds and Budhist emblems outlined in gilt
The border shows lotus flowers separated by foliage again in gilt thread
All mounted and conserved
Height
25 cm (9 3/4")
Width
29 cm (11 1/2")
Year
c 1850
Medium
Silk
Country
China