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Rank Badge with Silver Pheasant

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black square textile with gold border. The border has a Greek key pattern in gold, red and blue. The black background has blue and white clouds. A white bird with a blue head, orange legs and beak stands on waves. The waves are embroidered in blue and white. The bird has one wing up and one wing down. There are red and white flowers and foliage above the bird. A red sun is in the top left. There are red and white peaches hanging from the foliage. The bottom left has a red and white symbol on a blue background with red flames. The bottom right has a white object with red flames. The image depicts the Rank Badge with Silver Pheasant by an unknown artist.

Artwork Details

Date
18th century
Medium
Silk, metallic thread on silk
Culture
China
Dimensions
600 × 587 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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