Two nearly identical rank badges – bear

Two rank badges woven in the kesi technique depicting a bear sitting on a rock amidst two tree peonies, with scrolling clouds in the sky and ground and roiling waves in the foreground.

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Historical period(s)
Ming dynasty, first half of the sixteenth century
Medium
Silk
Dimensions
H x W (.1): 32.6 × 35.8 cm (12 13/16 × 14 1/8 in) H x W (.2): 34 × 35.6 cm (13 3/8 × 14 in)
Geography
China
Credit Line
Gift of Shirley Z. Johnson
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art
Accession Number
F2017.8.1-2
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Costume and Textile
Type

Badges

Keywords
bear, China, cloud, Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644), peony, rock, Shirley Z. Johnson collection, water
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Description

Two rank badges woven in the kesi technique depicting a bear sitting on a rock amidst two tree peonies, with scrolling clouds in the sky and ground and roiling waves in the foreground.

Published References
  • Shirley Z. Johnson. A Textile Collector's Approach to Collecting. July-August Hong Kong, 1995. 126, 128-129, 5.
Collection Area(s)
Chinese Art
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