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GUANGXU PERIOD (1875-1908)
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A PAIR OF FINE EMBROIDERED CIVIL OFFICIAL'S 'CRANE' RANK BADGES, BUZI
GUANGXU PERIOD (1875-1908)
Each finely couched with gold and silver thread to depict a crane with its beak and legs highlighted with Peking Knot, standing on rocks, the sky with ruyi-clouds enveloping the sun, bordered with a band of stylised shou characters
11¾ x 12¼ in. (30 x 31 cm.), mounted and framed
GUANGXU PERIOD (1875-1908)
Each finely couched with gold and silver thread to depict a crane with its beak and legs highlighted with Peking Knot, standing on rocks, the sky with ruyi-clouds enveloping the sun, bordered with a band of stylised shou characters
11¾ x 12¼ in. (30 x 31 cm.), mounted and framed
Provenance
With Linda Wrigglesworth, London