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FOUR PAIRS OF SLEEVE BANDS A ‘PARADISE FLYCATCHER’ CIVIL RANK
Late Qing Dynasty BADGE
Comprising: a pair of turquoise ground Early 19th century
silk bands woven in part Peking knot with Made for a civil official of the ninth rank,
auspicious emblems, fruit and flower sprays; embroidered with the long-tailed bird lianque
a small pair of cream silk bands woven with surrounded by the bajixiang and the wufu
figural, landscape and floral panels on part amongst wispy clouds and above crashing
gilt thread grounds; a pair of blue silk gold- waves, framed and glazed.
thread ‘dragon and phoenix bands’; and a 30cm x 31.5cm (11.3/4in x 12.3/8in).
cream silk pair with river landscape scenes.
The gilt dragon and phoenix bands 49cm £800 - 1,200
(19.1/4in) long (woven section only). (8). HK$8,000 - 12,000
CNY7,000 - 11,000
£600 - 800
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CNY5,300 - 7,000 A SET OF UNCUT KESI DRAGON ROBE
TRIMMINGS
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A WHITE EGRET RANK BADGE Comprising a collar, cuffs and robe trim, each
18th/19th century woven with dragons and bats amongst blue
Made for a civil official of the sixth rank, the and green foaming waves and clouds on
bird facing the sun, alighting on rockwork mushroom coloured grounds, on a selvedge
emerging from foaming waves, tossed with bolt, mounted.
auspicious emblems, surrounded by the wufu The collar 27cm (25.5/8in diam.
amidst blue and white lingzhi-form clouds,
a fruiting peach tree and flowering peonies £700 - 900
issuing from rockwork to the sides, mounted, HK$7,000 - 9,000
perspex frame. CNY6,200 - 7,900
31cm (12.1/4in) square.

£1,200 - 1,800
HK$12,000 - 18,000
CNY11,000 - 16,000

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