Lot 847
847
A KESI RANK BADGE OF A GOLDEN PHEASANT FOR A SECOND-RANK CIVIL OFFICIAL, BUZI
Property from a Private Collection, Georgia
A KESI RANK BADGE OF A GOLDEN PHEASANT FOR A SECOND-RANK CIVIL OFFICIAL, BUZI

QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

Details
A KESI RANK BADGE OF A GOLDEN PHEASANT FOR A SECOND-RANK CIVIL OFFICIAL, BUZI
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
10 ¾ x 11 ¼ in. (27.5 x 30 cm.)
Provenance
Private collection, California, acquired prior to 1965, and thence by descent within the family.

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Lot Essay

A comparable rank badge of identical status appears in B. Jackson and D. Hugus, Ladder to the Clouds: Intrigue and Tradition in Chinese Rank, Berkeley, 1999, p. 242, pl. 15.023. A closely related pair of Qianlong-period kesi rank badges decorated with similar wave patterns interspersed with ruyi, rock formations, and an image of a pagoda, formerly in the David Hugus collection, was sold at Christie's New York on 22 September 2022, lot 855.

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