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PROPERTY FROM THE DAVID HUGUS COLLECTION
A FINELY EMBROIDERED GOLD-GROUND RANK BADGE OF A CRANE, BUZI
YONGZHENG PERIOD (1723-1735)
Details
A FINELY EMBROIDERED GOLD-GROUND RANK BADGE OF A CRANE, BUZI
YONGZHENG PERIOD (1723-1735)
Made for a first rank civil official, the badge is worked with a crane perched on one leg standing on top of a rock emerging from waves delineated with gold thread, with details of the head and auspicious emblems worked in 'Peking knot’.
10 3/4 x 10 7/8 in. (27.2 x 27.5 cm.)
YONGZHENG PERIOD (1723-1735)
Made for a first rank civil official, the badge is worked with a crane perched on one leg standing on top of a rock emerging from waves delineated with gold thread, with details of the head and auspicious emblems worked in 'Peking knot’.
10 3/4 x 10 7/8 in. (27.2 x 27.5 cm.)
Literature
D. Hugus and D. Yee, "Evolution of Yongzheng Rank Badges," Arts of Asia, vol. 41, January-February 2011, p. 72, no. 16.
D. Hugus, Chinese Rank Badges: Symbols of Power, Wealth, and Intellect in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Hong Kong, 2021, p. 80, no. 8.10.
D. Hugus, Chinese Rank Badges: Symbols of Power, Wealth, and Intellect in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Hong Kong, 2021, p. 80, no. 8.10.
Présenté par
Rufus Chen (陳嘉安)
Head of Sale, AVP, Specialist