Comprising a lion badge and a leopard badge.
11 x 11⁵⁄₈ in. (28 x 29.5 cm.) and 11³⁄₄ x 11⁷⁄₈ in. (29.5 x 30 cm.)

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Lion badge:
B. Jackson and D. Hugus, Ladder to the Clouds, Berkeley, California, 1999, p. 187.
D. Hugus, Chinese Rank Badges: Symbols of Power, Wealth, and Intellect in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Hong Kong, 2021, p. 33, fig. 3.7.

Leopard badge: D. Hugus, Chinese Rank Badges: Symbols of Power, Wealth, and Intellect in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Hong Kong, 2021, p. 33, fig. 3.9.

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