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A PAIR OF KESI FIRST CIVIL OFFICIAL’S
‘CRANE’ RANK BADGES, BUZI
19th century
Each with a crane perched on rockwork
amidst crashing waves tossed with
auspicious emblems, below lingzhi form
clouds and bats.
29.5cm (11 1/2in) square (2).

£800 - 1,200
HK$7,800 - 12,000
CNY6,800 - 10,000

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A PAIR OF EMBROIDERED MIDNIGHT-
BLUE GROUND CIVIL OFFICIAL’S
‘GOLDEN PHEASANT’ RANK BADGES
18th/19th century
Each with the bird to the centre perched on
rockwork amongst crashing waves tossed
with Buddhist emblems, amongst fruiting
peach trees and flowering peonies, bats and
cloud scrolls.
30cm (11 3/4in) high x 31.5cm (12 3/8in)
wide (2).

£700 - 1,000
HK$6,800 - 9,700
CNY6,000 - 8,500
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FOUR FIFTH-RANK ‘SILVER PHEASANT’
BADGES, BUZI
19th Century
One woven in Peking knot stitch, two kesi
woven.
The largest: 29.5cm (11 1/2in) square (4).

£800 - 1,200
HK$7,800 - 12,000
CNY6,800 - 10,000

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