A Chinese rank badge
Guangxu Period (1875-1908)
A large round imperial-style panel depicting a crane of a first-rank civil official's wife worked in couched metallic thread embroidery in silver and gold with a central applique crane standing on a rock, covered in seed pearls and coral beads, with Buddhist symbols amid clouds and water
12.5" Dia.
Literature: This piece illustrated: David Hugus, PhD, "Chinese Rank Badges: Symbols of Power, Wealth, and Intellect in the Ming and Qing Dynasties" (Hong Kong: OM Publishing, 2021), 116, fig. 12.36.

Overall good condition with light dust accumulation and wear commensurate with age and use. One area of applique loose from surface. Wear to fabric at edges and at top and bottom of panel, with splits and losses to weave. A couple of pink spots to each side edge, each 1.125" H. Reverse face of fabric coated with stiffening residue. Condition reports are offered as a courtesy and are typically published in Moran's catalogue or can be made available upon request. The absence of a condition report does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of others. Buyers are responsible for determining to their own satisfaction the true nature and condition of any lot prior to bidding. Though buyers are not legally required to inspect lots prior to purchase, failure to do so may constitute a waiver of complaint that an item was not delivered in a condition equal to the existent condition at the auction.