Details
A pair of civil rank badges of blue satin, embroidered in couched stitch and satin stitch with a pair of cranes carrying the sacred fungus in their beaks, Korean, 19th century--22cm x 23cm
See Colour Plate
See Colour Plate
Literature
Cf No 16, Classical Korean Embroideries, Korea Britain Centennial Committee, Exhibition of the Collection of the Museum of Korean Embroidery at the Victoria & Albert Museum, 1984 for a similar pair of embroidered badges