Paradise Flycatcher Badge
Original Language Title刺綉練雀補子
CultureChinese
Date18th century
MediumSilk and metallic thread embroidery
DimensionsOverall: 13 1/4 × 13 3/4 inches (33.66 × 34.93 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number41-15/21
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Exhibition HistoryThe Art of the Forbidden City, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, November 30, 1954 – February 28, 1955.
Emperors, Scholars and Temples: Tastemakers of China’s Ming and Qing Dynasties, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, August 12, 2016 – January, 2017.
NINTH CIVIL RANK: Paradise flycatchers signify longevity and promotion. This well-crafted badge uses iridescent peacock feathers as thread.
Julia St. Clair Krenz;
Purchased from Julia St. Clair Krenz by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1941.
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