Rank Badge with Lion (Ming) Tapestry Blanket
Rank Badge with Lion (Ming) Tapestry Blanket
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A woven or embroidered lion identified a second-rank military official under the Ming dynasty's system of court insignia, in which each of the nine official grades was assigned its own bird or animal. Badges like this one were sewn to the chest and back of a formal robe, making rank instantly legible within the strict hierarchy of the imperial bureaucracy. The lion's bold, stylized form reflects the decorative conventions particular to Ming-dynasty rank-badge weaving, distinct from the softer renderings favored in later Qing examples.
Jacquard-woven as a soft, double-sided tapestry throw with fringed edges — a warm layer for the sofa or bed.
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Everything about this went better than I hoped. There is a life to Rank Badge with Lion here that flat reproductions usually kill. Highly recommended if you are hesitating.
There are marks on this that shipping did not cause. The driver left it in the vestibule during a snowstorm and the seller blamed me for it. I gave it a month and I still would not buy it again.
I ordered one for myself and immediately started thinking about who else would want one. The scan behind Rank Badge with Lion is clean, with no obvious artifacts.
This has been the easiest online order I have placed in years. I bought this for Rank Badge with Lion and got far more than I paid for.