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Need help figuring out about these antique silk embroidered Chinese textiles. They appear to be rank badge in appearance but I can find nothing similar to them.

The red one with what I think is a fenghuang bird measures 28 1/4” x 10 1/4”; red one with dragon measures 28 1/2" x 10 1/2”, and the white one measures 26 1/8” x 10 3/4”.

Images provided at the following link


Link :https://drive.google.com/open?id=1LtF6k9NZvjOHhI43FQ9YkpOuSqsJ24ku

This subject is a bit far afield for my collecting area, but I believe that along with sleeve bands, other of your textiles also may be decorative components of traditional Chinese costumes, as opposed to anything for stand-alone use. I've collected some URLs for your information below. Hopefully they will be of some use in answering your query.

Best regards,

Bill H.
1. LATE QING WEDDING SKIRT: https://www.trocadero.com/stores/jacknelis/items/1256817/Late-Qing-Chinese-Wedding-Skirt

2. QING GUANGXU WEDDING COLLAR: https://www.trocadero.com/stores/petrierogers/items/1229541/Chinese-Qing-Guangxu-Silk-Embroidered-Wedding-Collar

3. BUDDHIST HEADPIECE & DECORATIVE SASHES:

https://america.cgtn.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/buhdist-head-piece.jpg

4. RED DECORATIVE SASH: https://america.cgtn.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/decorative-sash.jpg

Thank you

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