ID 807387
Lot 857 | A PAIR OF FINELY EMBROIDERED BLACK SATIN-GROUND RANK BADGES OF PEACOCKS, BUZI
Estimate value
$ 8 000 – 12 000
YONGZHENG PERIOD (1723-1735)
Made for the wife of a third rank civil official, each badge is worked entirely in metallic and couched threads and features a peacock standing on one leg on top of a rock formation emerging from waves tossed with auspicious emblems, with the bird’s head and tail plumage set with peacock feather filaments.
9 1/2 x 9 5/8 in. (24 x 24.4 cm.)
Provenance
Vince Comer, Seattle.
Literature
B. Jackson and D. Hugus, Ladder to the Clouds, Berkeley, California, 1999, p. 235.
D. Hugus and D. Yee, "Evolution of Yongzheng Rank Badges," Arts of Asia, vol. 41, January-February 2011, p. 69, no. 6.
D. Hugus, Chinese Rank Badges: Symbols of Power, Wealth, and Intellect in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Hong Kong, 2021, p. 79, no. 8.5.
| Medium: | Textile |
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| Historical era: | Yongzheng period |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Medium: | Textile |
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| Historical era: | Yongzheng period |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
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