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拍品专文
The orientation of the animal depicted on this rank badge depended on where the wearer would be seated in proximity to the Emperor, as the animal on the badge was not permitted to face away from the Emperor. For example, when the badge would have been worn in court, the official would have sat to the right of the Emperor, and when worn in a social setting, the official would have sat to the left of the Emperor. The present badge, which features a leopard of the third rank facing to the right, would have been worn for social occasions when the official was seated to the left of the emperor.
A very similar leopard badge, but dating slightly earlier in the Kangxi period, is illustrated by B. Jackson and D. Hugus, Ladder to the Clouds: Intrigue and Tradition in Chinese Rank,1999, p. 227, no. 15.008.
A very similar leopard badge, but dating slightly earlier in the Kangxi period, is illustrated by B. Jackson and D. Hugus, Ladder to the Clouds: Intrigue and Tradition in Chinese Rank,1999, p. 227, no. 15.008.