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AN EMBROIDERED ‘SILVER PHEASANT’ SILK BADGE, BUZI
Early 19th century
Made for the Fifth Civil Rank, finely worked in subtle-shaded satin
stitch depicting the elegant bird gazing at the sun, perched upon a
rock amongst rolling waves, flanked by branches bearing nine large
auspicious peaches and blossoming peonies, all interspersed with
vaporous clouds and five bats on a midnight-blue ground within a gold
thread key-fret border.
31.5cm (12 1/2in) wide x 31cm (12 1/8in) long.
£2,000 - 3,000
CNY18,000 - 27,000

十九世紀早期 刺繡白鷳紋五品文官補子

Provenance: Linda Wrigglesworth, London

來源：倫敦Linda Wrigglesworth

Compare with a related embroidered ‘silver pheasant’ badge,
18th/19th century, in the Metropolitan Art Museum, New York,
acc.no.30.75.986.
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A PAIR OF PEKING KNOT ‘SILVER PHEASANT’ SILK BADGES
19th century
Each Fifth Civil Rank badge finely worked in Peking knot depicting
the white bird perched on a pitted rock, gazing at the sun amongst
foaming waves and Auspicious Emblems, surrounded by bats
and blossoming lotus interspersed amidst lingzhi fungi, the border
decorated with bats and sinuous chilong confronting Shou medallions.
Each 30cm (11 7/8in) x 30cm (11 7/8in). (2).

£2,000 - 3,000
CNY18,000 - 27,000

十九世紀 打籽繡白鷳紋五品文官補子

Provenance: Linda Wrigglesworth, London

來源：倫敦Linda Wrigglesworth

Compare with a related ‘Peking knot’ silk badge, circa 1820, depicting
a mandarin duck, illustrated by B.Jackson, Ladder to the Clouds.
Intrigue and Tradition in Chinese Rank, Berkeley, CA, 2000, p.256.
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A RARE SILK EMBROIDERED ‘GOLDEN PHEASANT’ BADGE
Yongzheng/Qianlong
Made for a civil official of the Second Rank, finely embroidered in multi-
coloured threads with the bird facing the sun as it alights onto a rock
emerging from green rolling waves interspersed with gold thread, all
within a border of sinuous trailing clouds executed in delicate blue and
green shades, framed and glazed.
The badge 28.5cm (11 2/8in) wide x 27cm (10 1/2in) long.

£3,000 - 5,000
CNY27,000 - 45,000
清雍正/乾隆 刺繡錦雞紋二品文官補子

Provenance: Linda Wrigglesworth, London, 1980

來源：倫敦Linda Wrigglesworth，1980年

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For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.