A Golden Pheasant
Last quarter 19th c
a second civil official's rank badge, buzi couched in gold thread on a black silk ground, the bird's wings outlined and couched in green silk, his legs and beak in orange, standing on a rocky outcrop staring at the sun, the sky and waves with Buddhist symbols and emblems of the Eight Immortals, backed with mid blue silk damask, 11 1/2 in or 29 cm square
Comments
Unusual having the outline in coloured silks.
Condition
Very good.
Price: £480 | $760 | €580
Ref N°: 6145
