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Rank Badge

mid 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Square rank badge of gray silk embroidered with coloured silk threads and seed pearls in long and short, split and stem stitches with knots and couched work. The design features a crane, the symbol of the First Rank, standing on a stylised rock in the midst of waves, gazing at the sun disc. On the left are peonies and sacred fungus, on the right a branch of a peach tree. Above are clouds and bats. Lucky jewels appear amidst the waves. The square is bordered with red silk and has a wide border of black silk, brocaded with formal flowers on a gold ground, which is bound at the edge with black silk. The panel is lined with gold-coloured silk.


Object details

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Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Rank Badge
  • Rank Badge
Materials and techniques
Embroidered silk with silk threads and lined with silk
Brief description
Rank badge of silk embroidered with silk threads, China, mid 19th century
Physical description
Square rank badge of gray silk embroidered with coloured silk threads and seed pearls in long and short, split and stem stitches with knots and couched work. The design features a crane, the symbol of the First Rank, standing on a stylised rock in the midst of waves, gazing at the sun disc. On the left are peonies and sacred fungus, on the right a branch of a peach tree. Above are clouds and bats. Lucky jewels appear amidst the waves. The square is bordered with red silk and has a wide border of black silk, brocaded with formal flowers on a gold ground, which is bound at the edge with black silk. The panel is lined with gold-coloured silk.
Dimensions
  • Length: 14.25in
  • Width: 14in
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
T.86-1963

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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