QIANLONG-GUANGXU PERIOD (1736-1908)

Name: A GROUP OF SIX COUNTED STITCH GAUZE CIVIL OFFICIAL'S RANK BADGES, BUZI
Brand: QIANLONG-GUANGXU PERIOD (1736-1908)
Price: 9000.00 USD
Availability: SoldOut

Price Realised USD 11,340

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A GROUP OF SIX COUNTED STITCH GAUZE CIVIL OFFICIAL'S RANK BADGES, BUZI

QIANLONG-GUANGXU PERIOD (1736-1908)

Price Realised USD 11,340

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: 11¹⁄₄ x 12¹⁄₂ in. (29 x 31.6 cm.)

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.
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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.
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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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