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19th Century Civil Rank Badge with Peacock and Pheasant

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Pair of 19th Century Civil Rank Badges with Peacocks (Third Rank)

$2,425per set

£1,831.52per set

€2,115.69per set

CA$3,416.48per set

A$3,659.05per set

CHF 1,967.08per set

MX$44,441.31per set

NOK 24,855.02per set

SEK 22,756.62per set

DKK 15,808.10per set

About the Item

Brightly colored pair of 19th century civil rank badges (buzi) decorated with peacocks, denoting a civil servant of the Third Rank. The badges are worked in satin stitch embroidery on a dark blue silk background, with the multicolored peacock appliqued onto the background, and an intricate border in couched metallic gold thread. The bird perches on a rock, one foot raised, wings outstretched, looking towards the bright red sun that represents the Emperor. The bird is surrounded by green waves and blue scrolling clouds. Attached to the front and back of a ceremonial robe, rank badges were woven in pairs with identical imagery. One was divided vertically up the center to attach to the front of a robe with a center opening. A badge featuring a bird identified the wearer as a civil official, possibly because of birds' literary associations. Each rank was represented by a different species, and while there were slight variations over time, by the Qing Dynasty the order from highest to lowest was: (1) crane, (2) golden pheasant, (3) peacock, (4) wild goose, (5) silver pheasant, (6) egret, (7) mandarin duck, (8) quail and (9) paradise flycatcher. Wives were also entitled to wear badges of their husbands’ rank on black surcoats for official occasions. Women's badges can be distinguished from the men's by the placement of the red sun disk, which represented the Emperor. The man’s sun disk was always placed in the upper left hand corner of the badge, while his wife's was made in mirror vision of her husband's and the sun disk on her badge was in the upper right hand corner. This way her bird would be facing her husband’s. Since the bird is facing left on both badges, this pair belonged to the official himself.

Dimensions:
Height: 10.88 in (27.64 cm)Width: 11.75 in (29.85 cm)Depth: 0.05 in (1.27 mm)
Sold As:
Set of 2
Materials and Techniques:
Silk,Embroidered
Place of Origin:
China
Period:
19th Century
Date of Manufacture:
19th Century
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. There is a little bit of loss to the back claw of the bird s standing foot on the split badge.
Seller Location:
Atlanta, GA
Reference Number:
Seller: 186-65 A and B1stDibs: LU7220243183572

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