A VERY RARE EMBROIDERED GOLD-GROUND RANK BADGE OF A LEOPARD, BUZI

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23.09.2022 08:30UTC -05:00
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Los 849 | A VERY RARE EMBROIDERED GOLD-GROUND RANK BADGE OF A LEOPARD, BUZI
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A VERY RARE EMBROIDERED GOLD-GROUND RANK BADGE OF A LEOPARD, BUZI

KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

Made for a third-rank military official, the badge is woven with a leopard with spotted fur, shown on top of a rock formation emerging from waves tossed with auspicious emblems, all against a ground of gold-wrapped threads interspersed with ruyi-shaped clouds and flames. Details of the leopard, rock formation, and borders are worked in green peacock feather filament.

12 in. (30.5 cm.) square





Provenance

Jon Eric Riis, San Francisco, acquired prior to 2012.



Literature

D. Hugus, Chinese Rank Badges: Symbols of Power, Wealth, and Intellect in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Hong Kong, 2021, p. 75, no. 7.11.



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