# Mandarin square

> large embroidered badge sewn onto the surcoat of an official in Imperial China, Korea and Vietnam, embroidered with detailed, colorful animal or bird insignia indicating the rank of the official wearing it

**Wikidata**: [Q716488](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q716488)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandarin_square)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/mandarin-square


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013