A VERY RARE MING EMBROIDERED ' XIEZHI ' RANK BADGE, BUZI
EARLY MING DYNASTY, 15TH CENTURY
A VERY RARE MING EMBROIDERED ' XIEZHI ' RANK BADGE, BUZI EARLY MING DYNASTY, 15TH CENTURY The imperial censor's rank badge is finely woven to depict a mythical Xiezhi in cream colour highlighted with green and pale brown, its dragon head with a single horn and mouth agape, amidst ruyi -clouds on a brown ground. The beast is standing on a river bank surrounded with lotus and other flowers. 20 in. (51 cm.) square, mounted and framed
A VERY RARE MING EMBROIDERED ' XIEZHI ' RANK BADGE, BUZI
EARLY MING DYNASTY, 15TH CENTURY
A VERY RARE MING EMBROIDERED ' XIEZHI ' RANK BADGE, BUZI EARLY MING DYNASTY, 15TH CENTURY The imperial censor's rank badge is finely woven to depict a mythical Xiezhi in cream colour highlighted with green and pale brown, its dragon head with a single horn and mouth agape, amidst ruyi -clouds on a brown ground. The beast is standing on a river bank surrounded with lotus and other flowers. 20 in. (51 cm.) square, mounted and framed
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