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Rank Badges of Paradise Flycatchers
Made By
Chinese
CultureChinese
Date18th century
PeriodQing Dynasty
Mediumembroidery, silk
Dimensionsframe: 13 1/2 x 26 in. (34.3 x 66 cm)
frame1: 1/2 in. (1.3 cm)
frame1: 1/2 in. (1.3 cm)
Classification(s)
- EASTERN
Credit LineGift of the Berkshire Museum
Terms
- birds
- bodies of water
- military
- badges
- floral design
- symbols
- fashion
- abstraction
- nature
- Confucianism
- occupation
- politics
Object numberM.2007.16
DescriptionThe paradise flycatcher symbolizes a ninth-rank civil official.On View
Not on viewExhibitions
Teaching events
Deb Brothers, THEA 305, s22