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PROPERTY FROM THE DAVID HUGUS COLLECTION
AN EMBROIDERED MIDNIGHT-BLUE SATIN-GROUND RANK BADGE OF A PEACOCK, BUZI
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
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AN EMBROIDERED MIDNIGHT-BLUE SATIN-GROUND RANK BADGE OF A PEACOCK, BUZI
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
Made for a third rank civil official, the badge is worked with a peacock perched with one leg standing amidst pine and wisteria, surrounded by scrolling clouds, rock formations, and five bats (wufu), all within a key-fret border.
10 3/4 x 11 1/8 in. (27.1 x 28.3 cm.)
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
Made for a third rank civil official, the badge is worked with a peacock perched with one leg standing amidst pine and wisteria, surrounded by scrolling clouds, rock formations, and five bats (wufu), all within a key-fret border.
10 3/4 x 11 1/8 in. (27.1 x 28.3 cm.)
Literature
D. Hugus, Chinese Rank Badges: Symbols of Power, Wealth, and Intellect in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Hong Kong, 2021, p. 90, no. 9.18.
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