SET OF THREE POCKETS made of silk embroidered with gold and polychrome threads, each consisting of two identical buzi insignia joined together to form a bag, with animal decoration symbolizing rank in military administration, representing respectively a panther, rank four; a Qilin, rank one; and a lion, rank two.
(Wear and tear, some threads pulled).
China, late 19th and 20th centuries.
A SET OF THREE EMBROIDERED SILK POUCHES MADE OF BUZI INSIGNAS, CHINA, LATE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURIES.
DIM. 27 X 26 CM (10 5/8 X 10 1/4 IN.) AND 28 X 30 CM (11 X 11 13/16 IN.)