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Accession Number 2005.5.346.2 Title Back Panel of a Rank Badge for a Seventh Rank Civil Official Alternate Title One of a pair of buzi, or insignia badges, for a seventh-rank civil official: mandarin duck Category textiles Object Type rank badge Artist unknown Date Made 1662-1722 Place Made China Culture Chinese Period Qing 17th century Materials .gold wrapped silk thread; silk floss; silk satin; peacock feathers; embroidery; glass; wood Materials Glossary Embroidery View Materials Glossary Details » Description

Qing Period (1644-1911), Seventh Rank Civil Official (Mandarin Duck) (source: John E. Vollmer & Jacqueline Simcox, "Emblems of Empire: Selections from the Mactaggart Art Collection," (The University of Alberta Press…

Qing Period (1644-1911), Seventh Rank Civil Official (Mandarin Duck) (source: John E. Vollmer & Jacqueline Simcox, "Emblems of Empire: Selections from the Mactaggart Art Collection," (The University of Alberta Press and University of Alberta Museums, Edmonton, Alberta, 2009), p. 74.)

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