2638269 Rank Badge with Qilin, Kangxi Period, Qing Dynasty (silk with gilt thread & satin stitches) by Chinese School; 37.5x34.9 cm; Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania, PA, USA; (add.info.: The qilin (Chinese: 暻?; pinyin: qilin) is a mythical hooved chimerical creature known in Chinese and other East Asian cultures, said to appear with the imminent arrival or passing of a sage or illustrious ruler. It is a good omen thought to occasion prosperity or serenity. It is often depicted with what looks like fire all over its body.); 穢 Philadelphia Museum of Art ; Purchased with the John T. Morris Fund from the Carl Schuster Collection; Chinese, out of copyright.