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LATE 19TH CENTURY
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A GROUP OF KESI CIVIL AND MILITARY BADGES OF RANK
LATE 19TH CENTURY
All woven in kesi in similar colors of green, blue, white, brown and with red accents, the first depicting a pair of cranes for a first rank civil official, surrounded by Buddhist and Daoist emblems on a wan-fret ground; the second depicting a pair of golden pheasants for a second rank civil official, with background similar to the preceding; the third a pair of bears, made for a fifth rank military official, also before a background of clouds and auspicious emblems
All approximately 12 x 12 in. (30.5 x 30.5 cm.) square, framed and glazed (6)
LATE 19TH CENTURY
All woven in kesi in similar colors of green, blue, white, brown and with red accents, the first depicting a pair of cranes for a first rank civil official, surrounded by Buddhist and Daoist emblems on a wan-fret ground; the second depicting a pair of golden pheasants for a second rank civil official, with background similar to the preceding; the third a pair of bears, made for a fifth rank military official, also before a background of clouds and auspicious emblems
All approximately 12 x 12 in. (30.5 x 30.5 cm.) square, framed and glazed (6)
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See illustration of four