Featured Chinese Rank Badge Appreciation

Discussion in 'Textiles, Needle Arts, Clothing' started by Jimmy Lee, Apr 7, 2020.

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  1. Jimmy Lee

    Jimmy Lee Member

    These are rank badges now collected at museums and/or privately, all are in very good conditions. Please enjoy
    1.Daoguang-Xianfeng period Kesi Military 1st rank Qilin badge
    2.Jiaqing period embroidered gauze Xiezhi badge
    3.Guanxu period kesi Duke Mang square badge
    4.Kanxi period black ground Brocade profile Mang roundel for a low level noble
    5.Qianlong period embroidered Civil first rank Crane badge with peacock feather threads background
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    Jimmy Lee, Apr 7, 2020
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  2. KikoBlueEyes

    KikoBlueEyes Well-Known Member

    LOVE them. Thank you.
     
    KikoBlueEyes, Apr 7, 2020
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  3. flipper

    flipper Striving to face adversity with tact and humor

    They are very beautiful. Rank badge? How are/were they used or displayed?
     
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  4. blooey

    blooey Well-Known Member

    Sewn on the front and back of the clothing.
     
    blooey, Apr 7, 2020
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  5. flipper

    flipper Striving to face adversity with tact and humor

    Very nice! Thank you
     
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  6. Christmasjoy

    Christmasjoy Well-Known Member

    Lovely .. Beautifully done !!! ... Joy. :)
     
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  7. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    Those are exquisite!!!!!:singing::singing::singing::singing::singing::):) As well as VERY beautiful!!!
     
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  8. 2manybooks

    2manybooks Well-Known Member

    @Jimmy Lee has asked if I might share the 2 badges that I have, so here they are. Both are mounted under glass as trays. I think this was a common way that they were sold to western tourists, but I would be very interested in learning more. I have not taken the time to identify the particular ranks indicated. On the second, the threads that appear as blue-gray are, I think, tarnished silver.
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  9. Jose Deleon

    Jose Deleon Active Member

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  10. Jimmy Lee

    Jimmy Lee Member

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  11. say_it_slowly

    say_it_slowly The worst prison is a closed heart

    Lovely badges!
     
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  12. Jimmy Lee

    Jimmy Lee Member

    Any more people want to share your badge or roundel collection here?
     
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  13. say_it_slowly

    say_it_slowly The worst prison is a closed heart

    This is my one and only and I believe it's Korean so maybe shouldn't be here. It's in poor condition but I have it hanging in a box frame anyway.

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  14. KikoBlueEyes

    KikoBlueEyes Well-Known Member

    Since Jimmy asked to aggregate rank badges and roundels here, I will repost two of my pieces here. I would love to acquire more rank badges but the prices are generally beyond my reach. I have a couple of other roundels that are reproductions. I'll post those separately later.


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  15. Jimmy Lee

    Jimmy Lee Member

    Very nice roundel.
     
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  16. Jimmy Lee

    Jimmy Lee Member

    very nice Korean civil first rank crane badge!
     
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  17. Jimmy Lee

    Jimmy Lee Member

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    Qianlong period first rank crane badge.
     
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  18. KikoBlueEyes

    KikoBlueEyes Well-Known Member

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  19. Figtree3

    Figtree3 What would you do if you weren't afraid?

    I love these! I hope that more people will post the ones that they have. (I don't have any.)
     
    Figtree3, Apr 19, 2020
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  20. Jose Deleon

    Jose Deleon Active Member

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