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China Insignia of Fourth Degree-Prince Embroidery on Silk date Qing dynasty 14 1/2 in. Gift of Mrs. Cecil P. Reichel 1963:12 Detail showing constellation

This insignia of a fourth-degree prince includes an abbreviated form of the major symbols found in the dragon robe. The dragon hovers in the clouds, in the celestial realm. Behind and below him are mountains that rise above the stylized waves undulating along the sides of the medallion. The three small white circles represent the constellation, one of the Twelve Symbols of Sovereignty.

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