AN EMBROIDERED MIDNIGHT-BLUE SATIN RANK BADGE OF A XIEZHI, BUZI

Lot 1165
25.03.2022 10:00UTC +00:00
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Prix de départ
$ 6 000
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Lot 1165 | AN EMBROIDERED MIDNIGHT-BLUE SATIN RANK BADGE OF A XIEZHI, BUZI
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$ 6 000 – 8 000
AN EMBROIDERED MIDNIGHT-BLUE SATIN RANK BADGE OF A XIEZHI, BUZI

QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

Made for a government censor, the badge is finely embroidered in satin stitch with a mythical beast (xiezhi), with a white body and green mane shown looking up towards the sun while standing on a rock formation above waves tossed with auspicious emblems picked out in Peking knot.

9 1⁄2 x 9 3⁄4 in. (24 x 24.8 cm.)







Literature

D. Hugus, Chinese Rank Badges: Symbols of Power, Wealth, and Intellect in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Hong Kong, 2021, p. 89, fig. 9.15.
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