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PROPERTY FROM THE DAVID HUGUS COLLECTION
A BROCADE RANK BADGE OF A SILVER PHEASANT, BUZI
YONGZHENG PERIOD (1723-1735)
Details
A BROCADE RANK BADGE OF A SILVER PHEASANT, BUZI
YONGZHENG PERIOD (1723-1735)
Made for a fifth rank civil official, the badge is worked with a silver pheasant standing on top of a rock formation emerging from waves tossed with auspicious emblems, including a vessel emitting a cloud in the shape of a shou character, all within a vaporous cloud border set in gold thread.
9 1/8 x 9 1/2 in. (23 x 24 cm.)
YONGZHENG PERIOD (1723-1735)
Made for a fifth rank civil official, the badge is worked with a silver pheasant standing on top of a rock formation emerging from waves tossed with auspicious emblems, including a vessel emitting a cloud in the shape of a shou character, all within a vaporous cloud border set in gold thread.
9 1/8 x 9 1/2 in. (23 x 24 cm.)
Literature
B. Jackson and D. Hugus, Ladder to the Clouds, Berkeley, California, 1999, p. 235.
D. Hugus and D. Yee, "Evolution of Yongzheng Rank Badges," Arts of Asia, vol. 41, January-February 2011, p. 72, no. 13.
D. Hugus, Chinese Rank Badges: Symbols of Power, Wealth, and Intellect in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Hong Kong, 2021, p. 79, no. 8.7.
D. Hugus and D. Yee, "Evolution of Yongzheng Rank Badges," Arts of Asia, vol. 41, January-February 2011, p. 72, no. 13.
D. Hugus, Chinese Rank Badges: Symbols of Power, Wealth, and Intellect in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Hong Kong, 2021, p. 79, no. 8.7.
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