Pair of square mandarin rank badges of silk tapestry (kesi) in coloured silks and gold thread.
Each square is woven with a design of an egret, the insignia of a civil official of the sixth rank, and a background of water, waves, rocks, clouds and Taoist symbols.
Front square is 11.25 x 11 ins, back square: 11 x 11.5 ins.Pair of rank badges, silk tapestry (kesi), China, 19th century