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Rank Badge with Mandarin Duck

18th century
Not on view
The mandarin duck corresponds to the seventh civil rank. The birds on rank badges referred to actual species but did not necessarily reflect nature; they were represented in ways that became conventional but were not always consistent. Here, for example, the mandarin duck's feet are not webbed, while the mandarin duck in the badge exhibited next to this one has webbed feet.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Rank Badge with Mandarin Duck
  • Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
  • Date: 18th century
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Silk and metallic thread embroidery on silk satin
  • Dimensions: Overall: 12 1/4 x 12 1/4 in. (31.1 x 31.1 cm)
  • Classification: Textiles-Embroidered
  • Credit Line: Bequest of William Christian Paul, 1929
  • Object Number: 30.75.1021
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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