Title
Insignia badge for the wife of a 5th rank military official with bear
1723-1735
Artists
Unknown Artist
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Details
- Place where the work was made
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China
- Period
- Yongzheng 1723 - 1735 → Qing dynasty 1644 - 1911 → China
- Date
- 1723-1735
- Media category
- Textile
- Materials used
- embroidery
- Dimensions
- 37.0 x 38.0 cm
- Signature & date
Not signed. Not dated.
- Credit
- Gift of Judith Rutherford 2001
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 27.2001
- Copyright
- Share
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About
This is an insignia badge for the wife of a 5th rank military official. The insignia depicted is a bear that is couched in gold wrapped thread. The rock, representing the earth would have been originally couched with peacock feathers but this has not survived. The border of the badge was probably applied in Tibet.
Asian Art Department, AGNSW, 17 April 2001
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Places
Where the work was made
China
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Bibliography
Referenced in 3 publications
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David Hugus, Ladder to the clouds, intrigue and tradition in Chinese rank, 'Evolution of Chi'ing Dynasty squares', pg. 215-290, Berkeley, 1999, 234, 235 (colour illus.). plate no. 15.017
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David K. Hugus and David S. Yee, Arts of Asia, 'Evolution of Yongzheng Rank Badges', pg. 66-79, Hong Kong, Jan 2011-Feb 2011, 70 (colour illus.). image no. 10
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Judith Rutherford and Jackie Menzies (Editors), Celestial silks: Chinese religious & court textiles, Sydney, 2004, 87, 89 (colour illus.). cat.no. 55
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