Mandarin embroidery with duck
Chinese
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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