Description:
Embroidered Military Rank Badge, China, depicting a lion signifying the second rank, stitched in blue with couched gold details, surrounded by ruyi-head clouds and above a border of crashing waves, mounted under glass as a tray, badge 10 1/4 x 10 1/2 in.
Estimate $600-800
Fading, darkening.
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Keywords
ChinaSuhyung Kim
Director, Asian Works of Art
508-970-3263
Helen Eagles
Deputy Director, Asian Works of Art
508-970-3132
Asian Works of Art
With expertise and a passion for the treasures of China, Japan, Korea and India, the Asian Works of Art department offers the best of Asian art at auction, from antiquities to contemporary works.