A Pair of Rank Badges with Single Crane Motif
Unknown Artist
1800s
Medium
Silk, satin damask weave; silk thread embroidery
Dimensions
mounted: 43.2 × 78.1 cm · object: 25.4 × 25.4 cm
Classification
Textile
Department
Korean Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Alma Kroeger Fund
Accession Number
2019.78
About this artwork
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.