Chinese Silk....posted on the wrong board

Anyone know what this is?As I said on the art board (was trying to post here, but made a mistake) it looks like a fragment of something rather than a badge, to me.

 

The red center embroidery is most likely a robe fragment, probably 19th/early-20th C. The boarder is decorated with 'wu fu bats' and is a typical add-on of the period.

In China the swastika is called a 'wan'. The decoration surrounding the wan are called 'lingzhi' fungus.

The gilt-wood frame appears to be from the first half of the 20th C., probably 1920 - 30s.

Sorry, that's about all I can add. I'm sure others can probably add more.

 

Thanks Nuff. I thought it was probably that, since it didn't look like a badge to me either. Thanks for all those terms about the decoration. Still learning!

 

Moon, if you click on ' watched threads & new posts , when you're looking to see what's going on....you wont miss a trick , and your post will be seen by anyone who does that regardless of what board your thread is on.

No worries !

Good info Nuff.....there's a like coming your way !