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Woman's Rank Badge with Wild Goose

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black square with rounded corners; white embroidery. Oval shape inside square; white embroidery around edge of oval, forming curved lines and scrollwork; four white embroidered flowers in corners of square. Inside oval, white goose in flight; head turned backwards; surrounded by white flowers and leaves on curved branches; flowers have five petals.

Artwork details

Date:
late 19th century
Medium:
Silk, metallic thread on silk
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
600 × 574 px
Museum record:
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