ID 807567
Lot 861 | A MIDNIGHT-BLUE SILK SURCOAT, BUFU
Estimate value
$ 4 000 – 6 000
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.
| Medium: | Textile |
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| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Medium: | Textile |
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| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
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