THAT Notorious Leopard and Bats Badge - this is a wrok of joy and sorrow !
There's been a great deal of net noise made lately about a certain GROSS MISUSE of a Qing Embroidered Rank Badge by a Certain Magazine.
This was terrible for a wide variety of reasons or should I say wrongnesses?
It was also terrible because some poor woman who devotedly stitched this detailed work for a male relative to wear has had her efforts brought into disrepute.
I certainly do not think this should have been used to illustrate an cover as a lead in to an article on COVID!
It is however a beautiful piece of work and while the textile crafter who made it probably had never seen a bat or leopard they tried their best to create a lovely lively composition.
I think however whoever made this had access to a garden. The flowers are exquisite!
I hope whoever this was made for appreciated the efforts.
I hope also that the embroideress wan't doing this because their household was one in which women received no education in characters and calligraphy past the most basic levels?
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