China, late Qing dynasty (1644-1911) - Lot 17

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China, late Qing dynasty (1644-1911) - Lot 17
China, late Qing dynasty (1644-1911) Set comprising : -four pairs of rank badges, buzi (so-called mandarin squares) of civil officials embroidered in metallic threads and orange glass beads with birds (goose, peacock, silver pheasant, etc.) on a black silk ground, except for one embroidered with polychrome silk threads on a mauve ground. 28 to 29 x 30 cm, except for the smallest: 25 x 24 cm (mauve), -three rank insignia, each with half of the second insignia of the pair, two of civilian officials (including a gilded pheasant) and one military (lion). 30.5 x 29 cm; 30 x 28 cm; and 30 x 29 cm A pair sewn together Provenance: Despite the absence of documents illustrating the provenance of this set, we know that the sellers' paternal great-aunt was a music teacher in Hanoi. Their maternal grandmother worked at the Hanoi Museum after the death of her husband. The works presented today are probably souvenirs brought back to France by one or other of them.
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