Lot 202: Chinese Rank Badge

Estimate: $100 – $200

Framed under glass Military 1st Rank Badge (Mandarin Square for a man), silk embroidery of a kilin, a mythical beast. Authorized for a General of the Emperor’s military. This one depicts a Kilin perched on a stone platform rising from a turbulent sea containing Buddhist symbols, fruit and flowering trees with bats and lingzhi clouds in design on a black background. Overall size of square is 11 1/2″ H x 12 1/4″ W, frame is 19″ H x 21″ W.