QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

Details

A FINE KESI CIVIL OFFICIAL'S RANK BADGE OF A MANDARIN DUCK, BUZI
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
Made for a civil official of the seventh rank. The bird shown facing the sun as it alights on a rock protruding from a grassy ground with narcissus, lingzhi, chrysanthemum and bamboo, beside a river and flanked by further rockwork with an additional pine tree, the sky filled with ruyi-shaped clouds, all in shades of blue, coral, green, white and brown with painted details, within a gold border.
9 7/8 x 10 3/8 in. (25.2 x 26.5 cm.) mounted

Provenance

Judith Rutherford

Brought to you by

Angela Kung

Check the condition report or get in touch for additional information about this

akung@christies.com +852 2978 6734

If you wish to view the condition report of this lot, please sign in to your account.

View condition report

Lot Essay

The seventh rank included the post of District Magistrate, the most important official with whom the vast majority of ordinary Chinese people would not have any dealings.

A very similar badge from the collection of Judith Rutherford is illustrated by B. Jackson and D. Hughes, Ph.D., Ladder to the Clouds, Berkeley, 1999, p. 240.

More from The Imperial Sale

View All