Rank Badge with Pheasant Pillow
Rank Badge with Pheasant Pillow
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A golden pheasant, resplendent in profile, was the prescribed badge of a second-rank civil official under the Ming and Qing dynasty rank system, one step below the crane reserved for the very highest grade. Woven or embroidered in silk, these badges were sewn to a formal court robe's chest and back, making an official's standing legible at a glance. The pheasant's vivid plumage made it a particularly striking emblem among the nine birds used to mark China's civil officialdom.
Jacquard-woven both sides in soft, durable yarn; insert included.
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This was a gift for my sister and she called me the day it arrived. My daughter recognized pheasant design from her art class and was thrilled.
This is the rare purchase that looks better in person than online. ✨
This is genuinely one of the nicest things we own now. 😍
My only complaint is that I wish they made a bigger version. It captures pheasant design well enough that I stopped looking for a better one. It has me wanting to redo the rest of the guest room to match. Our apartment gets almost no light until noon and it still reads clearly. I have my eye on a second one.
The detail is unbelievable for the price. The shading in pheasant design has a depth I never noticed in books.