Largest: 12¹⁄₈ in. x 12¹⁄₂ in. (30.8 x 31.8 cm.)

One pair:
D. Hugus, “Mandarin Squares: The Evolution During the Qing Dynasty Jiaqing Period,” Arts of Asia, vol. 29, September-October 1999, p. 94, no. 4.
B. Jackson and D. Hugus, Ladder to the Clouds, Berkeley, California, 1999, p. 251.
D. Hugus, Chinese Rank Badges: Symbols of Power, Wealth, and Intellect in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Hong Kong, 2021, p. 54, fig. 4.19 & p. 94, fig. 10.5 (one).

The other pair: D. Hugus, Chinese Rank Badges: Symbols of Power, Wealth, and Intellect in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Hong Kong, 2021, p. 95, fig. 10.7 (one).

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