Lot 203: Chinese Rank Badge

Estimate: $100 – $200

Framed under glass Military women’s 4th Rank Badge (Mandarin Square), silk embroidery of a tiger. Authorized for the wife, mother, or daughter of a Military official or lower ranking officer of the Emperor’s Military. On yellow, a blue tiger is perched on a rock rising from the waters, looking back and up to the sun in the left corner of the badge. On the water are several Buddhist symbols. The tiger is flanked by flowering peony to the left and a pine tree to the right. Above fly bats amid clouds in the form of lingzhi mushrooms. The border is comprised of interconnected fretwork symbolizing Buddha and shou at the corners. Badge is 10 1/2″ H x 12″ W. Overall frame is 19 1/4″ H x 21″ W.