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THB19th C. Chinese Qing Embroidered Silk Rank Badge
Lot 38
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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East Asia, China, Qing dynasty, ca. 19th century CE. A silk and embroidered textile panel known as a rank badge or Mandarin square with a delightful design of a bird. These badges have been worn in China by government officials since ancient times to indicate their position of power. Different birds were used to mark the levels of civil ranks, and predatory animals indicated military ranks. The paradise flycatcher, the bird depicted here, is the 9th or lowest rank in civil service. Those associated with this badge worked on a local level, which included judges and tax collectors. This panel is a dark blue with shimmering silk threads of white, blue, yellow, and green that create a decorative background with clouds and vegetation, and a foliate border. The central area features a large, white bird, with outstretched wings. Although stylized, the paradise flycatcher is recognized by two long tail feathers with faint golden stitches on the tips and on the crest of the head. This badge is mounted within a frame with a typed label and a photo of the flycatcher species on the verso! Size of textile: 10" L x 9.75" W (25.4 cm x 24.8 cm); size of frame: 14.25" L x 11.375" W (36.2 cm x 28.9 cm)
Provenance: ex-private Ventura County, California, USA collection, acquired prior to 2008
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#143246Fraying to textile peripheries. Threads of motif are fraying and loose with some fading of colors. Losses to threads on bird's body and other areas of the design. Motif is still clear and the badge is secured in a modern glass frame.Condition
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