MEASUREMENT of each badge: 23 x 23 cm. Older frame.
PROVENANCE: Estate of Grote Stirling former Canada Minister of Defence.
A Rare pair of 2nd Military rank Mandarin Squares. Typically made of silk and embroidered in many colors, many Rank Badges include cherished silver and gilt-wrapped threads. The thoughtfully-designed poses and orientations of the animals and the iconography present within the badge changed with the times. These embroidered squares are appreciated by collectors of Chinese works of art and textile enthusiasts alike. Like all works of art, the value of a rank badge depends upon its rarity (examples with four-legged creatures are seldom seen), condition, age and provenance.