A pair of Chinese seven-symbol Republican rank badges
Republican Period, post-1911
A two-piece round front panel and a single back panel, each with seven auspicious symbols and cloud motifs, and worked in multicolored silk embroidery on a black silk ground, 3 pieces
Front panels: each: 8" H x 4" W; Back: 8" 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), 125, fig. 13.24.

Each in overall good condition with light dust accumulation commensurate with age and use. One panel slightly out of round. Center edges of front panels with scattered areas of minor loose and fraying silk embroidery threads. 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.