Rank Badge
18th century-19th century (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Rank badge or mandarin square of black satin, embroidered in coloured silks and gold thread with a wild goose soaring towards the sun among clouds, insignia of the 4th Rank of a civil official.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Satin-weave silk; embroidered in coloured silks and gold thread |
| Brief description | Rank badge, satin-weave silk; embroidered in coloured silks and gold thread, China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 18th-19th century. |
| Physical description | Rank badge or mandarin square of black satin, embroidered in coloured silks and gold thread with a wild goose soaring towards the sun among clouds, insignia of the 4th Rank of a civil official. |
| Dimensions |
|
| Gallery label |
|
| Credit line | Purchased with Art Fund support |
| Object history | Registered File number 1947/374. From the collection of Bernard Vuilleumier. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.140-1948 |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
| Record URL |
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest
