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Comprising a xiezhi badge for a government censor, Guangxu period (1875-1908), a pair of bear badges, Tongzhi period (1862-1874), a leopard badge, Guangxu period (1875-1908), a qilin badge, Xianfeng period (1851-1861), all for military officials; and a lion badge, Xianfeng period (1851-1861), for a military official.
Largest: 1138 x 1178 in. (29 x 30 cm.)
Literature
Bear badges: D. Hugus, Chinese Rank Badges: Symbols of Power, Wealth, and Intellect in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Hong Kong, 2021, p. 35, fig. 3.19.

Xiezhi badge:
B. Jackson and D. Hugus, Ladder to the Clouds, Berkeley, California, 1999, p. 178.
D. Hugus, Chinese Rank Badges: Symbols of Power, Wealth, and Intellect in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Hong Kong, 2021, p. 48, fig. 4.11.

Qilin badge: D. Hugus, Chinese Rank Badges: Symbols of Power, Wealth, and Intellect in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Hong Kong, 2021, p. 31, fig. 3.3. XIANFENG

Lion badge:
B. Jackson and D. Hugus, Ladder to the Clouds, Berkeley, California, 1999, p. 188.
D. Hugus, Chinese Rank Badges: Symbols of Power, Wealth, and Intellect in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Hong Kong, 2021, p. 33, fig. 3.8. xIANFENG
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