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Period of QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
Chinese Mandarin Square / Mandarin Rank BAdge (c. 1860 China)
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| Item Stock Code |
nph113 |
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| Item Medium Description |
silk |
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| European Dimensions |
48.50 cm wide 32.00 cm high |
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| UK/USA Converted Dimensions |
19.09 inches wide 12.60 inches high |
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| Current Item Condition |
From the front of the robe |
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| Item Description / Dealer Expertise |
Mandarin rank badge or Mandarin squareantique Chinese insignia badge. Made to be worn by a mandarin / civil servant of the fith rank civil mandarin. The embroidery shows a silver pheasant amongs clouds and buddhist emblems above a stripey sea. The work is enhanced in gilt thread couched for affect. The badge has many emblems for fortune and luck which implies it was made towards the end of an Emperor's reign as this amount of decoration was not much appreciated by strong Emperors |
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| QING DYNASTY |
The Qing Dynasty followed the Ming Dynasty. the Manchus were able to depose the ruling Ming dynasty - Mongols - due to disharmony, economic instability and major unrest. the last Ming of the ming emperors being weak leaders.
The Qing dynasty embraced trade adn the arts. The first of the Emperors, Shunzhi 1644-1661 Kangxi the greatest of them all 1662-1722 Yongzheng 1723-1735 Qianlong abdicated so that he would not reign for longer than his grandfather who was so revered 1736-1795 Jiaqing 1796-1820 Daoguang 1821-1850 Xianfeng 1851-1861 Tongzhi 1862-1874 Guangxu 1875-1908 Xuantong 1908-1911 |
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Please email or call +44 (0)1242 227794 for more information or to purchase this item. |
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SOLD |
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Catherine Hunt Oriental Antiques
PO Box 743
Cheltenham
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Established: 1987
We deal in:
Chinese ceramics from the Neolithic to Early Qing Period including The Ming Dynasties and Transitional Period upto Kangxi and textiles with speciality of Mandarin Rank Badges.
