Rank Badge with Decoration of Two Cranes among Clouds
Rank badges embroidered with one or two cranes flying among clouds were reserved for civil, rather than military, officials. Usually woven of colorful threads, the design here has a limited two-tone palette of white and green-blue. Such badges were usually worn during the one hundred days after the three-year mourning period following the death of a king or queen.
Artwork Details
- Title: Rank Badge with Decoration of Two Cranes among Clouds
- Period: Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
- Date: 19th century
- Culture: Korea
- Medium: Silk embroidery on silk satin damask
- Dimensions: 7 1/2 x 6 3/4 in. (19.1 x 17.1 cm)
- Classification: Textiles-Embroidered
- Credit Line: Seymour Fund, 1953
- Object Number: 53.60.3
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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