PROPERTY OF VARIOUS OWNERS A SILK KESI 'QILIN' RANK BADGEMing dynasty The square badgeprised of two vertical sections, each panel woven in polychrome threads against a blue ground with a crouching qilin with a tall horn, fierce face, and leonine body, cloud scrolls swirling all around, lingzhi , mountains and a roiling sea below. 14 3/4 x 17in (37.5 x 43.2cm) Provenance: Ex. collection of Al Farrow (b. 1943)