AN EMBROIDERED MIDNIGHT-BLUE SATIN RANK BADGE OF A XIEZHI, BUZI
AN EMBROIDERED MIDNIGHT-BLUE SATIN RANK BADGE OF A XIEZHI, BUZI
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
Made for a government censor, the badge is finely embroidered in satin stitch with a mythical beast (xiezhi), with a white body and green mane shown looking up towards the sun while standing on a rock formation above waves tossed with auspicious emblems picked out in Peking knot.
9 1⁄2 x 9 3⁄4 in. (24 x 24.8 cm.)
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