Rank badge

19th century

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Mandarin Square (P'u-Tzu) for military official of the second rank. Lion on a rock surrounded by wave and cloud forms and symbols, worked in couching. Sun is made of small coral beads. Narrow border of Chinese character alternating with bat motif.

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Title: Rank badge
Date Created: 19th century
Location Created: China
Original Source: http://collection.cooperhewitt.org/view/objects/asitem/id/79429
Medium: Medium: satin, silk, metal thread, coral beads Technique: embroidery (couching stitch)

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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