Rank Badge with Single Crane Motif

1800s

Traditionally, square silk badges with embroidered birds and animals were worn on the front and back of official costumes. Rather than simple ornaments, rank badges represent the status of the wearer, with different animals indicating the hierarchy of ranks.

Credit: Cleveland Museum of Art
Licence: CC0
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