ID 718819
Lot 1152 | A RARE KESI CIVIL OFFICIAL'S RANK BADGE OF AN EGRET, BUZI
Estimate value
$ 8 000 – 12 000
MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY
Made for the wife of a sixth rank civil official, the egret is boldly worked with outstretched wings perched on a rock formation, set against a gold ground interspersed with multi-colored clouds above waves.
12 7⁄8 x 11 1⁄2 in. (32.7 x 29.2 cm.)
Provenance
Lee Kavaljian Collection, San Francisco.
Literature
D. Hugus, Chinese Rank Badges: Symbols of Power, Wealth, and Intellect in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Hong Kong, 2021, p. 64, fig. 5.17.
| Medium: | Textile |
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| Historical era: | Ming dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Medium: | Textile |
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| Historical era: | Ming dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
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