Rank badge with tiger

Object Details

• Description

  Damask field with pattern; red, blue, green clouds embroidered in Jui pattern with gold couched edging; mountains, waves, three lucky symbols (flaming pearl, open lozenge (one of eight precious things symbolizing victory) and an unidentified emblem; embroidered selvage on sides, single line couched gold border; tiger couched in gold with swirling pattern in haunches. On the forehead of the tiger is the ideogram for “king.”

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Origin

  China

• Credit Line

  Gift of Shirley Z. Johnson

• Type

  Costume and Textile

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1720s, 1600s

• Place

  China

• Topic

  Shirley Z. Johnson collection, Art, Silk (fiber), Kangxi reign (1662 - 1722), Chinese Art, Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911), Tiger

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Costume, Textiles