A CHINESE QING DYNASTY CIVIL SERVANT COURT BADGE, RANK SEVEN, MANDARIN DUCK, 18TH/19TH CENTURY, embroidered blue silk fragment with a Peking stitch sun, with a long and short stitched landscape, and a few seed stitched anthers, within a gilt couched border, for presentation at civil servants coat back, 10 1/4" x 10 3/4", framed, 22 1/4" x 22 1/4".

Some unraveling of gilt-couched border threads are most notable, fading of thread throughout, minor surface wear, overall in good condition, wear commensurate with age. Simpson Galleries strongly encourages in-person inspection of items by the bidder. Statements by Simpson Galleries regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty, or assumption of liability by Simpson Galleries. All lots offered are sold "AS IS."