DetailsComprising a xiezhi badge for a government censor, Guangxu period (1875-1908), a pair of bear badges, Tongzhi period (1862-1874), a leopard badge, Guangxu period (1875-1908), a qilin badge, Xianfeng period (1851-1861), all for military officials; and a lion badge, Xianfeng period (1851-1861), for a military official.Largest: 113⁄8 x 117⁄8 in. (29 x 30 cm.)LiteratureBear badges: D. Hugus, Chinese Rank Badges: Symbols of Power, Wealth, and Intellect in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Hong Kong, 2021, p. 35, fig. 3.19. Xiezhi badge: B. Jackson and D. Hugus, Ladder to the Clouds, Berkeley, California, 1999, p. 178.D. Hugus, Chinese Rank Badges: Symbols of Power, Wealth, and Intellect in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Hong Kong, 2021, p. 48, fig. 4.11.Qilin badge: D. Hugus, Chinese Rank Badges: Symbols of Power, Wealth, and Intellect in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Hong Kong, 2021, p. 31, fig. 3.3. XIANFENGLion badge:B. Jackson and D. Hugus, Ladder to the Clouds, Berkeley, California, 1999, p. 188.D. Hugus, Chinese Rank Badges: Symbols of Power, Wealth, and Intellect in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Hong Kong, 2021, p. 33, fig. 3.8. xIANFENG