Lot 171
Group of Five Embroidered Scholar Rank Badges, Late 19th Century
Lot 171 Details
Group of Five Embroidered Scholar Rank Badges, Late 19th Century
19世紀晚期 官服補子五只
Two fifth rank badges with black silk gauze ground, embroidered throughout with five-colour clouds and five bats, with a silver pheasant at the centre, in flight towards a red sun, all contained within a shou medallion and bat border. Two fourth rank badges with metallic thread on a black silk ground, with a wild goose at the centre, surrounded by fruit, scrolling foliage and flora, with a fan motif along the bottom, all contained within a Greek key-fret and scrolling border. One a circular first rank badge with a crane at flight in the centre, with a peach tree branch held in its beak, encircled by a metallic thread band with four equidistant bats, all contained within a border of scrolling lotus and Buddhist emblems
largest diameter 12.4" — 31.5 cm.
Estimate $400-$600