19th C. Chinese Silver Pheasant Rank Badge Embroidery on Silk language play but I think it is

but I think it is pretty fantastic

) The very tip of the blade

which is original to it

with a light fold midway down

is I think its perfect match

19th C. Chinese Silver Pheasant Rank Badge Embroidery on Silk language play but I think it isAlways learning! I found this beautiful antique embroidery on silk the other day in Maine and knew it was a special thing, and have since learned about Chinese Rank Badges, of which it is one. Rank Badges (also called rank insignia or Mandarin squares) were used in China during the Ming (13681644) and Qing (16441911) dynasties to demonstrate the wearers rankbirds for civil officials and animals for military officials. During the Qing dynasty rank