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Mandarin embroidery square with white pheasant embroidery

Chinese

Artwork Details

Mandarin embroidery square with white pheasant embroidery
19th century
Chinese
embroidered silk
12 3/8 in. x 12 3/8 in. ( 31.5 cm x 31.5 cm )
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert W. Johe
1989/2.27

Description

Rank badge (buzi) of civil rank 5, silver pheasant China
Qing dynasty (1644–1912)
19th century
Embroidered silk
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert W. Johe, 1989/2.27

A silver pheasant denoting civil rank 5 has a crested head, scalloped tail feathers, and is white or silver in color.

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