A VERY RARE GOLD-GROUND BROCADE RANK BADGE OF A TIGER, BUZI

Los 1153
25.03.2022 10:00UTC +01:00
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$ 20 000
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Los 1153 | A VERY RARE GOLD-GROUND BROCADE RANK BADGE OF A TIGER, BUZI
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A VERY RARE GOLD-GROUND BROCADE RANK BADGE OF A TIGER, BUZI

17TH CENTURY

Made for a third-rank military official, the badge is woven with a tiger with blue striated fur amidst scrolling clouds and flames, tossed with a flaming pearl, a gold ingot, and a roll of silk, all above crashing waves.

12 7⁄8 x 14 3⁄8 in. (32.3 x 36.2 cm.)







Provenance

Jon Eric Riis.





Literature

B. Jackson and D. Hugus, Ladder to the Clouds, Berkeley, 1999, p. 220, 15.003 and back cover.

D. Hugus, Chinese Rank Badges: Symbols of Power, Wealth, and Intellect in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Hong Kong, 2021, p. 68, fig. 6.3a.





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