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Comprising a pair of peacock badges, Guangxu period (1875-1908); an egret badge, Daoguang period (1821-1850); a mandarin duck badge, Qianlong period (1736-1798); a wild goose badge, Qianlong period (1736-1795); and a quail badge, Xianfeng period (1851-1861).
Largest: 1114 x 1212 in. (29 x 31.6 cm.)
Literature
Peacock badges:
B. Jackson and D. Hugus, Ladder to the Clouds, Berkeley, California, 1999, p. 153.
D. Hugus, Chinese Rank Badges: Symbols of Power, Wealth, and Intellect in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Hong Kong, 2021, p. 20, fig. 2.10.

Egret badge: D. Hugus, Chinese Rank Badges: Symbols of Power, Wealth, and Intellect in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Hong Kong, 2021, p. 23, fig. 2.22.

Mandarin duck badge: D. Hugus, Chinese Rank Badges: Symbols of Power, Wealth, and Intellect in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Hong Kong, 2021, p. 24, fig. 2.27.

Wild goose badge: D. Hugus, Chinese Rank Badges: Symbols of Power, Wealth, and Intellect in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Hong Kong, 2021, p. 87, fig. 9.9.

Quail badge: D. Hugus, Chinese Rank Badges: Symbols of Power, Wealth, and Intellect in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Hong Kong, 2021, p. 25, fig. 2.30.
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