Unknown (Historical)
明十七世紀 刺綉五品文官白鷳紋補子
A Ming Dynasty rank badge embroidered with a pair of confronted silver pheasants among clouds and waves in colorful silk. This official insignia represents the fifth rank and demonstrates exceptional embroidery craftsmanship.
- Medium
- colourfully embroidered with a pair of confronted silver pheasants, the lower one standing on prism-like rocks issuing from rolling waves embroidered in silk floss using long stitches and couched threads, all amidst five-coloured ruyi clouds, all on a ground of dark blue silk
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Sotheby's
🔨 Auction Lot
Two Americans in Paris, The Collection of Sam and Myrna Myers
November 4, 2021
Estimate: $15,000 – $20,000
Lot 318
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