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Rank Badge with Mandarin Duck

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts black square with white embroidery, title "Rank Badge with Mandarin Duck". The square has an outer border with a geometric key pattern and an inner border with stylized white cloud motifs. Inside, white stylized clouds of various sizes are scattered throughout; a large mandarin duck centered with spread wings surrounded by a sun, and other creatures; the bottom features stylized waves.

Artwork details

Date:
late 18th–early 19th century
Medium:
Silk on silk
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
600 × 582 px
Museum record:
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