A VERY RARE GOLD BROCADE RANK BADGE OF A QILIN, BUZI
MING DYNASTY, 15TH/16TH CENTURY
A VERY RARE GOLD BROCADE RANK BADGE OF A QILIN, BUZI MING DYNASTY, 15TH/16TH CENTURY Made for an imperial noble. The square badge is woven with gold thread on a midnight blue satin ground with a crouching muscular qilin , with dragon head, scaly body and hoofed legs. The beast partially resting on a rocky outcrop above rolling and cresting waves. To the sides are lotus, lingzhi and bamboo growing from rocky cliffs. The sky is filled with ruyi -shaped clouds and flames. 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm.) square
A VERY RARE GOLD BROCADE RANK BADGE OF A QILIN, BUZI
MING DYNASTY, 15TH/16TH CENTURY
A VERY RARE GOLD BROCADE RANK BADGE OF A QILIN, BUZI MING DYNASTY, 15TH/16TH CENTURY Made for an imperial noble. The square badge is woven with gold thread on a midnight blue satin ground with a crouching muscular qilin , with dragon head, scaly body and hoofed legs. The beast partially resting on a rocky outcrop above rolling and cresting waves. To the sides are lotus, lingzhi and bamboo growing from rocky cliffs. The sky is filled with ruyi -shaped clouds and flames. 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm.) square
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