Rank badge, Medium: silk embroidery on silk foundation Technique: embroidered with counted stitches on gauze weave, Rank badge for a civil official. Embroidered silk showing a bird facing a sun disk surrounded by auspicious symbols. Ground of clouds with diagonal lines at bottom and meandering key border. Lined with blue silk., China, mid- 19th century, embroidery & stitching, Rank badge

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Size: 3900px × 3900px
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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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