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PROPERTY FROM THE DAVID HUGUS COLLECTION
AN EMBROIDERED AND COUCHED GOLD RANK BADGE OF A SILVER PHEASANT, BUZI
YONGZHENG PERIOD (1723-1735)
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AN EMBROIDERED AND COUCHED GOLD RANK BADGE OF A SILVER PHEASANT, BUZI
YONGZHENG PERIOD (1723-1735)
Made for the wife of a fifth rank civil official, the badge features a silver phesant with three long curved tail feathers, standing on a tall rock formation, all reserved on a ground of couched gold threads and above waves tossed with auspicious emblems.
9 1⁄2 x 8 3⁄4 in. (24.2 x 22 cm.)
YONGZHENG PERIOD (1723-1735)
Made for the wife of a fifth rank civil official, the badge features a silver phesant with three long curved tail feathers, standing on a tall rock formation, all reserved on a ground of couched gold threads and above waves tossed with auspicious emblems.
9 1⁄2 x 8 3⁄4 in. (24.2 x 22 cm.)
Literature
D. Hugus and D. Yee, "Evolution of Yongzheng Rank Badges," Arts of Asia, vol. 41, January-February 2011, pp. 68-69, no. 8.
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