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Rank Badge with Mandarin Duck

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a square, woven fabric with intricate designs and two mandarin ducks. The rectangular frame surrounding the ducks features an interlocking line pattern on a black background with gold-colored lines. The border around the frame consists of a repeating gold-colored geometric pattern on a black background. The ducks are positioned in the center of the fabric, facing each other. The duck on the left is predominantly gold with white and pink feathers on its chest. The duck on the right is multicolored with gold, orange, pink, purple, and blue feathers. The ducks are surrounded by clouds and a pink sun or moon. The bottom of the fabric features a depiction of water and plants with pink flowers. A color palette is on the left side of the image, and the background is beige.

Artwork details

Date:
early 19th century
Medium:
Silk, metallic thread on silk
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
600 × 471 px
Museum record:
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