A MIDNIGHT-BLUE SILK SURCOAT, BUFU

Lot 861
23.09.2022 08:30UTC -04:00
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Lot 861 | A MIDNIGHT-BLUE SILK SURCOAT, BUFU
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$ 4 000 – 6 000
A MIDNIGHT-BLUE SILK SURCOAT, BUFU

19TH CENTURY

Made for a first rank civil official, the deep midnight-blue silk is applied on either side with embroidered badges of cranes standing on lishui.

42 3/4 x 65 7/8 in. (108.6 x 167.3 cm.)





Literature

D. Hugus, Chinese Rank Badges: Symbols of Power, Wealth, and Intellect in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Hong Kong, 2021, p. 11, no. 1.1 and p. 12, no. 1.2.
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