Comprising a golden pheasant badge, Daoguang period (1821-1850); a silver pheasant badge, Tongzhi period (1862-1874); a blue-ground mandarin duck badge, Jiaqing period (1796-1820); a mandarin duck badge, Daoguang period (1821-1850); and a paradise flycatcher badge, Jiaqing period (1796-1820).
Largest: 12³⁄₈ x 12¹⁄₂ (31.3 x 31.7 cm.)

Golden pheasant badge:
B. Jackson and D. Hugus, Ladder to the Clouds, Berkeley, California, 1999, p. 263.
D. Hugus, Chinese Rank Badges: Symbols of Power, Wealth, and Intellect in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Hong Kong, 2021, p. 19, fig. 2.6.

Mandarin duck badge:
B. Jackson and D. Hugus, Ladder to the Clouds, Berkeley, California, 1999, p. 256.
D. Hugus, Chinese Rank Badges: Symbols of Power, Wealth, and Intellect in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Hong Kong, 2021, p. 97, fig. 11.1.

Paradise flycatcher badge: D. Hugus, Chinese Rank Badges: Symbols of Power, Wealth, and Intellect in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Hong Kong, 2021, p. 93, fig. 10.1.

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