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Rank Badge with Leopard

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Square black and white image. Border has two rows of white elongated oval shapes with a line through the middle. Inside border, four rows of lines; outer two rows diagonal; inner two rows cross hatched. Image of leopard with four legs on ground, tail curled up and around back. Leopard has flames or waves on body. Head looking to right. Two other creatures on either side similar to leopard but no tails. Top of image has sun, moon, and clouds. Bottom of image has clouds over diagonal lines.

Artwork Details

Date
19th century
Medium
Silk on canvas
Culture
China
Dimensions
600 × 613 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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