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YONGZHENG PERIOD (1723-1735)
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AN EMBROIDERED BLACK SATIN-GROUND RANK BADGE OF A WILD GOOSE, BUZI
YONGZHENG PERIOD (1723-1735)
Made for the wife of a fourth rank civil official, the badge is embroidered with a wild goose perched on a rock worked with peacock feather filament above waves delineated with gold thread, all within a vaporous cloud border.
8 7/8 x 9 1/4 in. (22.5 x 23.6 cm.)
YONGZHENG PERIOD (1723-1735)
Made for the wife of a fourth rank civil official, the badge is embroidered with a wild goose perched on a rock worked with peacock feather filament above waves delineated with gold thread, all within a vaporous cloud border.
8 7/8 x 9 1/4 in. (22.5 x 23.6 cm.)
Provenance
Judith Rutherford.
Christie's Paris, 14 December 2011, lot 149.
Christie's Paris, 14 December 2011, lot 149.
Literature
B. Jackson and D. Hugus, Ladder to the Clouds, Berkeley, California, 1999, p. 233.
D. Hugus, Chinese Rank Badges: Symbols of Power, Wealth, and Intellect in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Hong Kong, 2021, p. 77, no. 8.1.
D. Hugus, Chinese Rank Badges: Symbols of Power, Wealth, and Intellect in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Hong Kong, 2021, p. 77, no. 8.1.
Special notice
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Rufus Chen (陳嘉安)
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