ID 718861
Lot 1166 | A PAIR OF EMBROIDERED BLUE SATIN RANK BADGES OF MANDARIN DUCK, BUZI
Estimate value
$ 4 000 – 6 000
DAOGUANG PERIOD (1821-1850)
Made for a seventh rank civil official, the mandarin duck (xichi) shown looking at the sun as it stands on a rock emerging from waves tossed with precious objects and bordered by ruyi-shaped clouds, and surrounded by five bats (wufu) flying amidst further clouds.
12 1⁄2 x 11 7⁄8 in. (31.8 x 30.2 cm.)
Literature
B. Jackson and D. Hugus, Ladder to the Clouds, Berkeley, 1999, p. 262.
| Medium: | Textile |
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| Historical era: | Qing Dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Medium: | Textile |
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| Historical era: | Qing Dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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