A RARE KESI CIVIL OFFICIAL`S RANK BADGE OF AN EGRET, BUZI

Lot 1152
25.03.2022 10:00UTC +00:00
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$ 8 000
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Lot 1152 | A RARE KESI CIVIL OFFICIAL'S RANK BADGE OF AN EGRET, BUZI
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$ 8 000 – 12 000
A RARE KESI CIVIL OFFICIAL'S RANK BADGE OF AN EGRET, BUZI

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.
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