Lot Essay
For a discussion of rank badges in China, Korea and Vietnam, see Young Yang Chung, Silken Threads: A History of Embroidery in China, Korea, Japan and Vietnam (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2004), pp. 176-281.
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JOSEON DYNASTY (CIRCA 1900)
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A Pair of Embroidered-Silk Rank Badges (Hyungbae)
Joseon dynasty (circa 1900)
Representative of a military official, each square and embroidered with two white tigers with dark spots amidst clouds and above cresting waves with a svastika medallion at the center, the clouds white and pale blue, the mouth and eyes red and brown and the background green
6 7/8in. (17.4cm.) x 6 1/8in. (15.5cm.) each approx., separately framed and glazed (2)
Joseon dynasty (circa 1900)
Representative of a military official, each square and embroidered with two white tigers with dark spots amidst clouds and above cresting waves with a svastika medallion at the center, the clouds white and pale blue, the mouth and eyes red and brown and the background green
6 7/8in. (17.4cm.) x 6 1/8in. (15.5cm.) each approx., separately framed and glazed (2)
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