A FINELY EMROIDERED CIVIL RANK BADGE WITH PHEASANT, QING DYNASTYSilk with multi-colored silk threads, plain black hems, backside linen lining China, late Qing DynastyAmidst a dense ruyi-cloud pattern stands a pheasant with a tail consisting of five feathers, marking the wearer as of the fifth civil rank. The red sun, symbolizing the Emperor is in the upper left corner which identifies that this rank badge was for a male. The bird is standing on a cleft rock amidst crushing waves. Shape: square panel Dimensions: 31 x 32.5 cmCondition: Very good condition with only minor signs of age and use Provenance: from an American private estate清代精美民間五彩如意雲紋雉鷄刺綉五彩絲綫，純黑色四邊緣，背面丝麻襯 中國，晚清造型：方形尺寸：31 x 32.5 厘米品相：極好，只有些微年代與使用痕跡 來源：美國私人遺產