The crane corresponds to the first civil rank. In this badge, embroidery in silk was supplemented with eye-catching beading. The crane's characteristic red head and the sun disk, for example, are rendered in small coral beads; the crane's body and some of the flowers are in pearls; and the crane's legs and bill are in green beads.
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清晚期 一品文官仙鶴補
Title:Rank badge with crane
Period:Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Date:19th century
Culture:China
Medium:Pearls, coral and glass beads, and silk embroidery on silk satin
Dimensions:Overall: 9 x 9 1/2 in. (22.9 x 24.1 cm)
Classification:Textiles-Embroidered
Credit Line:Bequest of William Christian Paul, 1929
Accession Number:30.75.980
William Christian Paul , the Bronx, NY (until d. 1929)
New York. American Museum of Natural History. "Pearls: A Natural History," January 1, 2002–April 14, 2002.
Chicago. Field Museum of Natural History. "Pearls," June 28, 2002–January 5, 2003.
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Royal Ontario Museum. "Pearls: A Natural History," September 18, 2004–January 9, 2005.
Milwaukee Public Museum. "Pearls: A Natural History," March 5, 2005–June 26, 2005.
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