Pair of uncut mandarin square rank badges embroidered with coloured silks in satin, stem, long and short and chain stitches, and couched gold thread.
On each square is embroidered a white crane, the insignia of a civil official of the first rank, with a background of water, waves, rocks, clouds and miscellaneous symbols.Pair of rank badges of embroidered silk with silk and gold threads, China, late 19th century