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Rank Badge with Mandarin Duck

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rank Badge with Mandarin Duck. The image features a colorful bird flying above wavy lines. The bird has green head and neck, white breast, orange beak and legs, blue and orange wings and tail feathers. The background is brown with blue, green, orange and white clouds. A red sun is visible in the top right corner. The bottom of the image has dark blue and white wavy lines.

Artwork Details

Date
late 17th–early 18th century
Medium
Silk and metallic thread tapestry (kesi)
Culture
China
Dimensions
600 × 450 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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