Rank Badge with Mandarin Duck
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Title
Rank Badge with Mandarin Duck
Description
The mandarin duck corresponds to the seventh rank of civil officials.
By the end of the seventeenth century, Qing dynasty norms had developed and taken hold in the iconography of rank badges. At that time the animals and birds on badges were depicted looking at a sun disk, said to represent the emperor. It is seen in the upper right of this badge.
Source
wordlheritage2022
Date
late 17th–early 18th century
Contributor
yuqi2022
Format
image/png
Type
Still Image
Date Submitted
05/08/2022 09:08:38 am
License
In Copyright (InC)
Europeana
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https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/65646
Europeana Provider
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/65646
Europeana Rights
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Europeana Type
IMAGE
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DescriptionEN
The mandarin duck corresponds to the seventh rank of civil officials.
By the end of the seventeenth century, Qing dynasty norms had developed and taken hold in the iconography of rank badges. At that time the animals and birds on badges were depicted looking at a sun disk, said to represent the emperor. It is seen in the upper right of this badge.
Citation
“Rank Badge with Mandarin Duck,” STAGE, accessed December 13, 2025, https://stage.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/890.
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