A FINE KESI GOLD-GROUND CIVIL OFFICIAL'S RANK BADGE, BUZI Mid...
A FINE KESI GOLD-GROUND CIVIL OFFICIAL'S RANK BADGE, BUZI
Mid 19th century
Made for a sixth rank official, depicting an egret to the centre perched on a rock emerging from foaming waves tossed with ruyi emblems, framed by further rocks issuing flowering peonies and a fruiting peach tree, below five bats in flight, ruyi clouds and a red sun, within a key-fret border.
29cm (11 1/2in) square.
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十九世紀中期 緙絲金地鷺鷥補子
Provenance: An English private collection
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A FINE KESI GOLD-GROUND CIVIL OFFICIAL'S RANK BADGE, BUZI
Mid 19th century
Made for a sixth rank official, depicting an egret to the centre perched on a rock emerging from foaming waves tossed with ruyi emblems, framed by further rocks issuing flowering peonies and a fruiting peach tree, below five bats in flight, ruyi clouds and a red sun, within a key-fret border.
29cm (11 1/2in) square.
Footnotes
十九世紀中期 緙絲金地鷺鷥補子
Provenance: An English private collection
Estimate
Time, Location
Auction House
