A single Mandarin square, or rank badge, set in a wooden frame with glass protection. It is made with a brown silk satin background and couched embroidery. It depicts one of the emblems of rank of a civil official, most likely a silver pheasant, as it is entirely made of silver-coloured metal-wrapped thread, and has five separated and serrated tail plumes. This indicates it was worn by a civil official of the fifth rank. The bird is standing on a rock in the sea, looking upwards towards a gold-coloured sun in the top left hand corner. It is surrounded by clouds in tones of blue, and five bats representing The Five Blessings: longevity, ease, riches, honours and joy. The sky is filled with the fret pattern, which includes the wan, swastika, motif and the imagery is framed with a fret-patterned border.
