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Accession Number 2005.5.347.2 Title Back Panel of a Rank Badge for a First-Rank Civil Official: Crane Alternate Title One of a pair of buzi, or insignia badges, for a first-rank civil official: crane Category textiles Object Type rank badge Artist unknown Date Made 1736-1795 Place Made China Culture Chinese Period Qing 18th century Materials gold wrapped silk thread; ink; linen; silk; tapestry weave; glass; wood Description

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

Qing Period (1644-1911), First Rank Civil Official (Crane) (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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