AN EMBROIDERED MIDNIGHT-BLUE SATIN RANK BADGE OF A XIEZHI, BUZI

AN EMBROIDERED MIDNIGHT-BLUE SATIN RANK BADGE OF A XIEZHI, BUZI

QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

Made for a government censor, the badge is finely embroidered in satin stitch with a mythical beast (xiezhi), with a white body and green mane shown looking up towards the sun while standing on a rock formation above waves tossed with auspicious emblems picked out in Peking knot.

9 1⁄2 x 9 3⁄4 in. (24 x 24.8 cm.)