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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;KikoBlueEyes, post: 7533996, member: 8363&quot;]I have been blathering on for years here about my love of antique Chinese silk embroidery.&nbsp;&nbsp; I still remember the day 30 years ago when I saw my first dragon robe exhibit.&nbsp; I became immediately enchanted by this three-dimensional art form.&nbsp; While many of the symbols used were fairly standard, there was such creativity in the colors, relationships, sizes, designs, and placement.&nbsp; I marveled at the vibrance of the silk colors after 100s of years.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Since that time, I have collected approximately 20 pieces of antique Chinese silk embroidery that came from a variety of sources, mainly pieces cut from wealthy/court officials clothing and parts of ornamental pieces. </p><p><br /></p><p>Several years ago, I became fixated on one type - the Mandarin square or the Rank Badge.&nbsp;&nbsp; My interest in these rank badges, which were worn by civil servants, military, and members of the Imperial Court to denote their rank, is that I was a civil servant for 36 years of my career.&nbsp; I feel an affinity to those long ago people who wore these symbols.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Acquiring these pieces has been quite an effort.&nbsp; They are massively reproduced, and some are passed off as authentic.&nbsp; I was able to acquire one from a member here - [USER=14560]@Jose Deleon[/USER], and I already possessed a roundel of &quot;a Prince, the wife(s) of the Prince or the first son of the Prince.&quot;&nbsp; That&#039;s it - after years of searching for something that I could afford that was real.</p><p><br /></p><p>Until now!&nbsp; A fantastic, wonderful member of this forum, [USER=11176]@Jimmy Lee[/USER], has been helping me over the years by authenticating potential purchases.&nbsp; Recently, he has chosen to divest himself of some of his treasures that I snapped up in a hot minute.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Here they are:</p><p><br /></p><p>Mid-19th century egret badge on a dark blue gauze ground fabric</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]423157[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Mid-19th century mandarin duck badge on an orange ground fabric</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]423158[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Late-19th century silver pheasant badge on a gauze ground</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]423159[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Pair of late-19th century egret badges on dark blue gauze ground</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]423160[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]423161[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The split one is for the front of the robe and the other is the back.</p><p><br /></p><p>Mine.&nbsp; Mine.&nbsp; All Mine.&nbsp; I am off to the framers to preserve them, as the true treasures that they are.</p><p><br /></p><p>I wanted to share here, so you know what you are seeing if you spot one.&nbsp; Keep me in mind, if you want to pass it on.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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