Catherine Hunt Oriental Antiques

Artist / Maker / Factory

Period of QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

Medium / Material

silk

Dimensions

48.50cm wide   32.00cm high (19.09 inches wide  12.60 inches high)

Description

Mandarin rank badge or Mandarin squareantique Chinese insignia badge. Made to be worn by a mandarin / civil servant of the fith rank civil mandarin. The embroidery shows a silver pheasant amongs clouds and buddhist emblems above a stripey sea. The work is enhanced in gilt thread couched for affect. The badge has many emblems for fortune and luck which implies it was made towards the end of an Emperor's reign as this amount of decoration was not much appreciated by strong Emperors

Current Condition

From the front of the robe

Status

Sold