19th C. Chinese Silver Pheasant Rank Badge Embroidery on Silk language play 1940s or so I think

1940s or so I think

) The very tip of the blade

and the most incredible hand-sewn mending I've ever seen

Tuesday Aug

but I think it is pretty fantastic

19th C. Chinese Silver Pheasant Rank Badge Embroidery on Silk language play 1940s or so I thinkAlways learning! I found this beautiful antique embroidery on silk the other day in Maine and knew it was a special thing, and have since learned about Chinese Rank Badges, of which it is one. Rank Badges (also called rank insignia or Mandarin squares) were used in China during the Ming (13681644) and Qing (16441911) dynasties to demonstrate the wearers rankbirds for civil officials and animals for military officials. During the Qing dynasty rank