BOXER REBELLION: CHINESE IMPERIAL ARMY DESIGNATING BANNERS.

SOLD TO BENEFIT THE ACQUISITION FUND OF THE FINE ARTS MUSEUMS OF SAN FRANCISCO. LOTS 3 TO 12.
BOXER REBELLION: CHINESE IMPERIAL ARMY DESIGNATING BANNERS.
"Mounted Artillery 9th Unit." [China: captured Peking? c.1900-1901.]
2 captured Chinese banners; the first on Cotton, 880 x 850 mm. With black central square and in-sewn Chinese characters reading "Qipao jiu dui" [Mounted Artillery 9th Unit], and with white border surround, the border stained, two small holes;

The second, a larger banner or pennant, in triangular shape. 1790 x 2770 mm (max). Made from cream brocade silk, red hoist of cotton, the silk over sewn with a Manchu character, some light staining and fading of the red.
Provenance: The Chinese Artillery Force banner; Reuben H Lloyd (gift to de Young Museum). Lloyd was a prominent early 20th century San Francisco attorney; Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.

Two intriguing Chinese Boxer Rebellion Banners, likely captured by an American soldier in the fight for Beijing. The first is from a Chinese artillery Unit, presumably defending Beijing from the attacking International Forces. The Zaricor Flag Collection has a green silk pennant for Peking headquarters, of a similar style.