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A mandarin square is a large embroidered badge sewn onto the surcoat of an official during the Manchu Dynasty in China. The animal-insignia inside the square indicates the rank of the official that wore it.

Civil officials' insignias were birds while militiary officers' were beasts.


Gr. Civil Military
1 White Crane Qilin
2 Golden Pheasant Lion of India
3 Peacock North China Panther (Felis Fontanierii)
4 Wild Goose Tiger of Manchuria
5 Silver Pheasant (Gallophasis nyethemerus) Asiatic Black Bear
6 Eastern Egret (Egretta modesta) Giant Panda
7 Mandarin Duck Tiger Cat
8 Quail Seal
9 Paradise Flycatcher (Tchitrea Incei) RhinocerosCeratotherium simum Dicerorhinus sumatrensis Diceros bicornis Rhinoceros unicornis ''R. sondaicus A rhinoceros is any of five surviving species of odd-toed ungulate in the family Rhinocerotidae . All five are native to Africa or Asia. Rhinoceros is also o
etc Chinese Oriole none


The handiwork of the embroidery on the squares are very delicate and colourful.

Another piece of wardrobe Qing bureaucrats wore was the Manchu official headwearThe headwear of an official during the Manchu Dynasty in China consisted of a black velvet cap with a finial on top. The finial, indicative of rank, was made of either bronze, glass, crystal, coral, or jade. Red tassles extended down from the finial and a.



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