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ZFC1255
China - Ching Dynasty Year of the Monkey Flag.
Sub-collection: ChinaYear of the Monkey Peking Opera Flag holding a peach.
This handmade, silk Chinese triangular Year of the monkey flag was acquired in 1980 by Ben & Louise Zaricor in a Beijing antique shop represented as as Qing Dynasty "Peking Opera flag" and dated to the late 19th century/Early 20th Century.
The peach the monkey holds symbolizes long life for a person who is having a birthday.
The Chinese Zodiac is a 12-year "annual calendar" that relates each year to an animal. Each representative creature's positive and negative attributes are then used to interpret action, prophesize and identify character traits.
ZFC Important Flag
Hoist & Fly | |
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| Width of Hoist | 42 |
| Length of Fly | 39 |
Stripes | |
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| Size of Hoist | 2.5 |
Frame | |
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| Is it framed? | no |
Stars | |
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| How are the stars embeded? | Printed |
| Are there stars on obverse? | no |
| Are there stars on reverse? | no |
Stripes | |
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| Color of Top Stripe | Red |
| Color of Bottom Stripe | Red |
| Has a Blood Stripe? | no |
Crest/Emblem | |
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| Description of Crest/Emblem | Monkey |
Nationality | |
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| Nation Represented | China |
Fabric | |
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| Fabric | Silk |
Stitching | |
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| Stitching | Machine |
Thread | |
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| Thread Material | Cotton |
Attachment | |
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| Method of Attachment | Sleeve |
Applica | |
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| Applique Sides | Double Sided = Two sides different |
Documentation | |
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| Documents |
All original documents and drawings are held in the Zaricor Flag Collection Archives.
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| Drawings |
All original documents and drawings are held in the Zaricor Flag Collection Archives.
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Condition | |
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| Condition | Excellent |
| Displayable | yes |