Chinese Embroidery Textile Rank Badge Golden Elephant Mandarin Square Qing 19C

Name: Chinese Embroidery Textile Rank Badge Golden Elephant Mandarin Square Qing 19C
SKU: INV5307
Price: 350.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

£350.00

Inventory Code: INV5307

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Chinese Embroidery Textile Rank Badge Golden Elephant Mandarin Square Qing 19C

ITEM DETAILS

Inventory Code: INV5307

Object: Framed Mandarin Rank Badge

Material: Silk textile with embroidered decoration

Origin: China

Period: Qing Dynasty

Date: 19th century

Decoration: Caparisoned elephant among clouds, waves and auspicious motifs on a red ground

Mark: Unmarked

MEASUREMENTS

Height: 12.0 in / 30.5 cm

Width: 12.4 in / 31.5 cm

CONDITION

GOOD (4/5) – Attractive antique condition with expected age-related wear, minor thread wear and light surface wear. Presented in a later gilt frame with minor wear. Please review the photos carefully for more details.

DESCRIPTION

A colorful 19th century Chinese Qing Dynasty embroidered Mandarin rank badge featuring a richly caparisoned elephant at the center. The elephant stands upon a stylized rock above rolling waves and is surrounded by scrolling cloud formations against a vivid red ground. Its elaborate saddle cloth and ceremonial ornament are worked in yellow, blue, green, cream and orange threads, creating a particularly decorative composition. The scene is enclosed by a geometric and floral embroidered border and presented in a gilt frame with a pierced Chinese-style hanging mount.

COLLECTOR’S NOTE

The elephant has a long tradition as an auspicious image in Chinese decorative art, associated with strength, peace and good fortune. Combined with clouds, waves and ceremonial ornament, the subject reflects the symbolic visual language widely employed in Qing Dynasty textiles and court-related decorative arts.

NOTES

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