Description

Chinese antique silk rank badge (civil official 2nd rank) with a golden pheasant standing on a rock, navy blue background, golden stitching along its base, borders and accenting throughout, a fish jumping out at it from the water, and many designs of flowers, and clouds in various vivid shades of blue. Rank badges were to be worn in pairs, one on the front of a robe and one on the back to show ranking and status of the elite in imperial China during the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties.

Age: 18th-19th century

Size: 11″ x 11″, frame 13.25″