Unknown Artist
- Title
- Civil rank badge, 1st or 2nd rank
- Other titles:
- Rank badge for a 1st or 2nd rank civil official
- Place of origin
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Viet Nam
- Year
- 19th century
- Media category
- Textile
- Materials used
- embroidered silk in satin stitch
- Dimensions
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25.5 x 23.5cm
- Credit
- Gift of Judith and Ken Rutherford 2006
- Accession number
- 297.2006
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
On first glance the crane badge would appear to be Chinese, but on closer examination the Vietnamese attributes are evident. The seven water mounds at the bottom of the badge, the sprig of peach tree with peaches, the wealth symbol on the left of the crane and the calligraphy brush are all classic Vietnamese iconography. The bird and the waves are embroidered in satin stitch and the remaining embroidery is tiny knot stitch. It seems probable that these type of badges were produced at embroidery workshops in the southern part of China to Vietnamese patterns.
Judith Rutherford, 'Annamese Insignia: Rank Badges from Vietnam', Arts of Asia, October 2006
- Bibliography (2)
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'Annamese Insignia: Rank Badges from Vietnam' by Judith Rutherford, pg. 118-128., Arts of Asia Sep 2006-Oct 2006, Sep 2006-Oct 2006, 128 (colour illus.). no. 14
'Badges tell a tale' by Jill Sykes, pg. 34-37., Look Apr 2007, Apr 2007, 36 (colour illus.).
- Exhibition history (1)
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One hundred flowers (2011), Art Gallery of New South Wales, 01 Sep 2011–15 Jan 2012.
