Rank badge, Medium: silk, metallic threads, coral beads Technique: satin weave foundation with embroidery in satin stitch, couching and beading, Mandarin square for civil official of the second rank. A golden pheasant, embroidered on black, in flight and surrounded by cloud forms and symbols. The two pieces, meant for the front of a coat, have been sewn together., China, 1644–1911, embroidery & stitching, Rank badge

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