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A RARE FIRST CLASS CIVIL RANK BADGE, BUZI The execution of this rank badge is extremely fine. The stitches are
Kangxi period placed with such precision, with clearly defined interstices between
Finely embroidered with a central crane roundel, the white feathers the feathers, giving the piece a three-dimensional effect. The use of
of the cranes finely worked in satin stitch, the black neck and wingtip the knot stitch, also called the Forbidden stitch, in the crane’s crown,
feathers embroidered using peacock feather filaments, and the echos the actual texture of the crown in real life.
red crown executed in knotted stitch, surrounded by cloud scrolls,
beneath a red sun and above a rock rising from churning waves, set A less fine, but similar Kangxi period crane rank badge made for the
against a shimmering ground of gold-wrapped threads, couched in an front of a surcoat was sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 30 May 2012, lot
irregular patchwork pattern, framed by scroll border also rendered in 4032. Other Kangxi period rank badges, where the bird is confined to
peacock feather filaments. a circle against a couched gold-wrapped thread ground, have been
14 1/4 x 14in (36.2 x 35.5cm) sold at Christie’s New York, 19 March 2008, lot 28, depicting a silver
pheasant; and 13-14 September 2012, lot 1317, depicting a peacock.
US$20,000 - 30,000

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