Antique Chinese Hand Embroidered Silk Rank Badge? Robe Panel RARE STITCH Dragon

Description

Fabulous antique Chinese hand embroidered silk with lots of different kinds of animals.
See photos enlarged.
It could possibly be a rank badge?
There is a monkey, chicken, phoenix bird, dragon, bats or butterflies etc. Slight loss of embroidery noted, especially in the "sun" or the moon?
A rare stitch in the embroidery, please see!
Back lining is torn as
shown. Edging needs some TLC.
Measures approx. 18" by 12 1/4