Culture
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The rank patches of the Ming and Qing dynasties
Updated: 2009-02-16 15:10
By Feng Hui (chinaculture.org)
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As they were related to official positions in Ming and Qing dynasties, rank patches could not be made in large quantities, due to restriction in the royal court. Therefore, rank patches show high values in researches of history and handicraft of that time.
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