Chinese Rank Badges

Chinese Rank BadgesBoth utilitarian objects and examples of textile design of wondrous beauty, Chinese rank badges were developed in the Ming and Qing dynasties to indicate the bearers station in the civil or military bureaucracies. Employing birds for civil officials insignia and four legged animalssome of them fantasticalfor the military, these rank badges additionally contain motifs springing from Chinese culture and religion. David Hugus, who has made an intense

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