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PROPERTY FROM THE DAVID HUGUS COLLECTION
A PAIR OF EMBROIDERED BLUE SATIN RANK BADGES OF MANDARIN DUCK, BUZI
DAOGUANG PERIOD (1821-1850)
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A PAIR OF EMBROIDERED BLUE SATIN RANK BADGES OF MANDARIN DUCK, BUZI
DAOGUANG PERIOD (1821-1850)
Made for a seventh rank civil official, the mandarin duck (xichi) shown looking at the sun as it stands on a rock emerging from waves tossed with precious objects and bordered by ruyi-shaped clouds, and surrounded by five bats (wufu) flying amidst further clouds.
12 1⁄2 x 11 7⁄8 in. (31.8 x 30.2 cm.)
DAOGUANG PERIOD (1821-1850)
Made for a seventh rank civil official, the mandarin duck (xichi) shown looking at the sun as it stands on a rock emerging from waves tossed with precious objects and bordered by ruyi-shaped clouds, and surrounded by five bats (wufu) flying amidst further clouds.
12 1⁄2 x 11 7⁄8 in. (31.8 x 30.2 cm.)
Literature
B. Jackson and D. Hugus, Ladder to the Clouds, Berkeley, 1999, p. 262.
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Rufus Chen (陳嘉安)
Head of Sale, AVP, Specialist