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Mandarin embroidery with duck

Chinese

Artwork Details

Mandarin embroidery with duck
19th century
Chinese
embroidered silk
11 7/16 in. x 12 in. ( 29 cm x 30.5 cm )
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert W. Johe
1989/2.28

Description

Rank badge (buzi) of civil rank 7, mandarin duck China
Qing dynasty (1644–1912)
19th century
Embroidered silk
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert W. Johe, 1989/2.28

The mandarin duck, denoting civil rank 7, is identified by the rows (usually two) of feathers on the neck paired with a wedge-shaped tail.

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