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Rank Badge with Single Crane Motif
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About this work
Traditionally, square silk badges with embroidered birds and animals were worn on the front and back of official costumes. Rather than simple ornaments, rank badges represent the status of the wearer, with different animals indicating the hierarchy of ranks. The single crane, as on these rank badges, was worn by civil officials of the fourth or higher ranks.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineRank Badge with Single Crane Motif (단학흉배), 1800s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Silk, satin damask weave; silk thread embroidery; 25.4 x 25.4 cm (10 x 10 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Alma Kroeger Fund, 2019.78.2
