A pair of Chinese children's rank badges
Guangxu Period (1875-1908)
Comprising a seamed front panel and a single back panel for a child of an official, each depicting a paradise flycatcher of a ninth-rank civil official, worked in bright multicolored silk embroidery with an applique bird amid water and floral motifs, and with stylized dragon motifs to corners, 2 pieces
Each: 8.5" H x 9.25" W

Each in overall good condition with light wear and dust accumulation commensurate with age and use. Each with a blue silk lining verso. Each with a couple of single loose threads. Light soiling to flycatcher motif on back panel. 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.