A PAIR OF EMBROIDERED CIVIL OFFICIAL'S RANK BADGES OF A PEACOCK, BUZI

LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF EMBROIDERED CIVIL OFFICIAL'S RANK BADGES OF A PEACOCK, BUZI
LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Made for a civil official of the third rank and finely worked entirely in satin stitch on a satin ground, the peacock (kongque) shown looking at the sun as it stands on a rock emerging from breaking waves tossed with 'precious objects,' flanked by a fruiting peach branch and lingzhi sprouting from further rocks, and surrounded by five bats (wufu) in flight against the dense clouds that form the background, all in shades of blue, green, coral, white and pale brown within a border of small foliate sprays and scrolling tendrils
12¼ x 12½ in. (31.1 x 31.7 cm.), mounted, lucite frame (2)

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Linda Wrigglesworth, London.

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A similar badge of the third rank, depicting a peacock standing atop a rock amidst crashing waves, with bats in flight amidst clouds and peach trees, dated to the Qianlong period, is illustrated by L. Wrigglesworth in The Badge of Rank: China, London, 1990, p. 39.