AN EMBROIDERED MIDNIGHT-BLUE SILK RANK BADGE OF A SILVER PHEASANT, BUZI

Lot 1159
25.03.2022 10:00UTC +00:00
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$ 6 000
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Lot 1159 | AN EMBROIDERED MIDNIGHT-BLUE SILK RANK BADGE OF A SILVER PHEASANT, BUZI
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$ 6 000 – 8 000
AN EMBROIDERED MIDNIGHT-BLUE SILK RANK BADGE OF A SILVER PHEASANT, BUZI

QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

Made for the wife of a fifth rank official, the silver pheasant is embroidered in white threads perched on a blue rock formation, beneath a pine tree, and amidst rolling clouds and tall rock formations, all above crashing waves in shades of blue, yellow, red and green.

10 3⁄8 x 10 3⁄4 in. (26.5 x 27.2 cm.)







Literature

D. Hugus, Chinese Rank Badges: Symbols of Power, Wealth, and Intellect in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Hong Kong, 2021, p. 88, no. 9.11 and back cover.
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