Rank Badge with Qilin
Unknown Artist
late 17th century
Medium
Silk and metallic thread embroidery on plain-weave silk patterned in gauze
Dimensions
15 x 15 1/4 in. (38.10 x 38.73 cm)
Classification
Textiles-Embroidered
Culture & Period
China · Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Fletcher Fund, 1936
Accession Number
36.65.6
Tags
Mythical Creatures