A 16th century rare “Douniu” Kesi Badge, Ming dynasty, finely worked with a couched gold-woven four-clawed dragon framed by a pair of down curving horns before a striped full and flaming mane, the dragon flying in an orange sky filled with ruyi-shaped clouds is picked out in blues and greens above a sea of rolling and cresting waves from which emerge trident mountains, 18 3/4" w. Stains, wear and marks on both sides of the badge. Provenance: Private textile collection of a lady, Greenwich CT.