19th C. Chinese Silver Pheasant Rank Badge Embroidery on Silk antique seashell engraving or all sorts of other

or all sorts of other treasures (I might use it for storing quarters and foreign currencies I invariably bring back from travels and lose track of)--and one could put a small lock on it to keep the contents secure

finished with linseed oil and lacquer

as is the case with this painting

Very good vintage condition--a bit of aging to the wood and paint

which should be easily glued or taped back in place

19th C. Chinese Silver Pheasant Rank Badge Embroidery on Silk antique seashell engraving or all sorts of otherAlways learning! I found this beautiful antique embroidery on silk the other day in Maine and knew it was a special thing, and have since learned about Chinese Rank Badges, of which it is one. Rank Badges (also called rank insignia or Mandarin squares) were used in China during the Ming (13681644) and Qing (16441911) dynasties to demonstrate the wearers rankbirds for civil officials and animals for military officials. During the Qing dynasty rank