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A rare first civil official's 'crane roundel' rank badge, buzi
17th/early 18th centuryDensely embroidered in polychrome silk flosses and fine couched gold threads to present a crane under the 'golden' sun as it holds a lotus branch in its long beak atop a rock formation emerging from waves tossing precious jewels amidst auspicious, ruyi-shaped clouds, and set off against a ground further rendered in couched gold threads, all enclosed within a scroll border; the square badge now trimmed to the upper corners and sewn with Ming dynasty kesi fragments, lined with a black fabric border to form a stylized ruyi-head; mounted and glazed. 16in (40.8cm) long, overall of the textile24 1/4 x 26 1/8in (61.5 x 66.3cm) the frame