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Sixth Rank Insignia
Late 19th c

of Lesser Egret for a mandarin completly couched in gold wrapped silk with the bird facing the sun standing on a rocky outcrop above a lishui wave border , the stripes of alternating gold thread, surrounded by Buddhist symbols, all on a black satin ground, lined with pale blue silk damask, 11 x 12in or 29 x 30 cm

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Condition

Very good. One thread needs couching to the very top central flower which I can get sewn down.