SOLD Stunning 19th C Chinese Rank Badge Embroidery on SIlk, Framed as Found leather covered box and the iron is gorgeous

and the iron is gorgeous

dating to the 15th century I believe

not very far from where I found it

with what feels to me like a certain pride to the pitch at which she leans back when viewed from the sides

SOLD Stunning 19th C Chinese Rank Badge Embroidery on SIlk, Framed as Found leather covered box and the iron is gorgeousI found this at Brimfield with a good bit of dust over the glass, but a few swipes with some Windex and this bird sings! The silk embroidery is a fine 19th century Chinese rank badge a fragment I presume, but I have not removed it from the frame. Rank badges (also called rank insignia or Mandarin squares) were used in China during the Ming (13681644) and Qing (16441911) dynasties to demonstrate the wearer's rank. There were several different birds