Rank Badge with Silver Pheasant
An exquisite example of Qing rank badge, this badge use minuscule pearls to render the white feathers of the bird in addition to extremely refined embroidery. The silver pheasant corresponds to the fifth civil rank.
Artwork Details
- 清乾隆 刺繡白鷴補
- Title: Rank Badge with Silver Pheasant
- Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong period (1736–95)
- Culture: China
- Medium: Silk, pearls, and metallic thread embroidery on silk satin
- Dimensions: 10 1/4 x 10 1/2 in. (26 x 26.7 cm)
- Classification: Textiles-Embroidered
- Credit Line: Bequest of William Christian Paul, 1929
- Object Number: 30.75.899
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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