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Rank Badge (Hyungbae)

1800 - 1880 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Badge decorated in silk threads with two cranes holding the plant of eternal youth amongst stylized clouds, rocks and surging waves. Worn by civil officials of 1st-3rd Rank.

Colour: Multi-coloured

Object details

Object type
Materials and techniques
Embroidered Silk
Brief description
Tex, Korea, embroidery; Embroidered silk, with a design of two cranes holding the plant of eternal youth flying amongst clouds above rocks and water. Korean, Choson dynasty, 1800-1880.
Physical description
Badge decorated in silk threads with two cranes holding the plant of eternal youth amongst stylized clouds, rocks and surging waves. Worn by civil officials of 1st-3rd Rank.

Colour: Multi-coloured
DimensionsHeight: 21.5 cm Width: 20
Style
Credit line
Given by Thomas Watters Esq.
Object history
Given by Mr. Thomas Watters, accessioned in 1888. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Associated object
Bibliographic references
  • Beth McKillop. Korean Art and Design. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1992. front cover illustration, pp.135-137.
  • p.44, fig 2 (detail). Amos, Anne Godden. "Korean Embroidery, Techniques and Conservation." Orientations 25:2 (February 1994): 43-46.
  • Wilkinson, Liz, Birds, Bats & Butterflies in Korean Art. London: Sun Tree Publishing, Singapore, 1996. pp.66-67.
Collection
Accession number
1848-1888

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Record createdFebruary 3, 2000
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