Lot Essay
Badges of this type depicting the xiezhi were worn by government censors, whose duties required them to root out corruption. As such, the xiezhi represented imperial justice.
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PROPERTY FROM THE DAVID HUGUS COLLECTION
AN EMBROIDERED MIDNIGHT-BLUE SATIN RANK BADGE OF A XIEZHI, BUZI
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
Details
AN EMBROIDERED MIDNIGHT-BLUE SATIN RANK BADGE OF A XIEZHI, BUZI
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
Made for a government censor, the badge is finely embroidered in satin stitch with a mythical beast (xiezhi), with a white body and green mane shown looking up towards the sun while standing on a rock formation above waves tossed with auspicious emblems picked out in Peking knot.
9 1⁄2 x 9 3⁄4 in. (24 x 24.8 cm.)
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
Made for a government censor, the badge is finely embroidered in satin stitch with a mythical beast (xiezhi), with a white body and green mane shown looking up towards the sun while standing on a rock formation above waves tossed with auspicious emblems picked out in Peking knot.
9 1⁄2 x 9 3⁄4 in. (24 x 24.8 cm.)
Literature
D. Hugus, Chinese Rank Badges: Symbols of Power, Wealth, and Intellect in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Hong Kong, 2021, p. 89, fig. 9.15.
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Badges of this type depicting the xiezhi were worn by government censors, whose duties required them to root out corruption. As such, the xiezhi represented imperial justice.