Property from the private collection of Ms. Linda Wrigglesworth, lots 189-201.
A 'paradise flycatcher' civil rank badge
Early 19th centuryMade for a civil official of the ninth rank, embroidered with the long-tailed bird lianque surrounded by the bajixiang and the wufu amongst wispy clouds and above crashing waves, framed and glazed. 30cm x 31.5cm (11.3/4in x 12.3/8in).