Location:
Mezzanin: A New Perception – View on China

Badge of rank (Military), 4th rank Tiger

buzi 補子

Location:
Mezzanin: A New Perception – View on China

There were nine distinct badges of rank for the civil and military offices, each represented by a bird or other animal.

Inv. No.

122520

Collection

East Asia: China, Korea, Japan

Object Name

Badge of rank (Military), 4th rank Tiger

Collection

Ernst Brandstetter

Dated

1644-1911

Accession Date

1929

Period

Qing Dynasty

Geography

Ostasien/China

Material

Silk, paper, metal thread, bird feathers, petit point embroidery