Lot Essay
The single kesi badge displaying a golden pheasant is very similar to one illustrated by John E. Vollmer, In the Prescence of the Dragon Throne, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, 1977, p. 70
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A GROUP OF CIVIL BADGES OF RANK
19TH CENTURY
Comprising: a pair of kesi fourth rank goose badges, in shades of blue, green and coral agaist a gold ground, within key-pattern borders; a single kesi second rank golden pheasant badge; a single kesi fifth rank silver pheasant badge; a pair of silk-embroidered third rank peacock badges, the birds brightly colored and applied against a ground of swirling blue clouds within a gold couched border of overlapping ruyi heads; and an unusual pair of third rank peacock badges, the birds and suns separately applied, worked entirely in brightly colored, finely couched threads, the dense cloud background incorporating stylized dragons and bats
11 5/8 to 11¾in. (29./4 to 29.8cm.) across (8)
19TH CENTURY
Comprising: a pair of kesi fourth rank goose badges, in shades of blue, green and coral agaist a gold ground, within key-pattern borders; a single kesi second rank golden pheasant badge; a single kesi fifth rank silver pheasant badge; a pair of silk-embroidered third rank peacock badges, the birds brightly colored and applied against a ground of swirling blue clouds within a gold couched border of overlapping ruyi heads; and an unusual pair of third rank peacock badges, the birds and suns separately applied, worked entirely in brightly colored, finely couched threads, the dense cloud background incorporating stylized dragons and bats
11 5/8 to 11¾in. (29./4 to 29.8cm.) across (8)