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Fourth Rank Military Official's Insignia with Tiger Woven in Kesi, with Details Painted in Black Ink

UnknownChina, Qing dynasty(1644-1911)

 The Chung Young Yang Embroidery Museum

The Chung Young Yang Embroidery Museum
Seoul, South Korea

During the 18th century, the combined use of brush painting along with weaving and/or embroidery was popular for the decoration of Chinese rank badges. This badge is woven in kesi on a warp of two-ply blue silk; the background was woven with wefts of gold paper-wrapped threads, and fine internal details on many of the woven motifs such as the Daoist symbols and peonies as well as the stripes on the tiger are painted in black ink with a brush.

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  • Title: Fourth Rank Military Official's Insignia with Tiger Woven in Kesi, with Details Painted in Black Ink
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: China, Qing dynasty(1644-1911)
  • Physical Dimensions: w27.2 × l26.8 ㎝
  • Type: Embroidery
  • Rights: The Chung Young Yang Embroidery Museum, Sookmyung Women's University
 The Chung Young Yang Embroidery Museum

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