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The Boxer Rebellion (拳亂), Boxer Uprising, or Yihetuan Movement (義和團運動) was an anti-imperialist, anti-foreign, and anti-Christian uprising in China between 1899 and 1901, toward the end of the Qing dynasty. It was initiated by the Militia United in Righteousness (Yìhéquán), known in English as the Boxers because many of their members had practiced Chinese martial arts, also referred to in the Western world at the time as Chinese Boxing. Villagers in North China had been building resentment against Christian missionaries who ignored tax obligations and abused their extraterritorial rights to protect their congregants against lawsuits. The immediate background of the uprising included severe drought and disruption by the growth of foreign spheres of influence after the Sino-Japanese War of 1895. After several months of growing violence and murder in Shandong and the North China Plain against foreign and Christian presence in June 1900, Boxer fighters, convinced they were invulnerable to foreign weapons, converged on Beijing with the slogan Support the Qing government and exterminate the foreigners. Foreigners and Chinese Christians sought refuge in the Legation Quarter.
We at Nate D. Sanders Auctions sold a Chinese Manchu flag circa 20th century for $2,800. Please see details below:
Chinese Manchu Flag Likely Captured During Boxer
Large Chinese flag made of silk brocade, displaying a Manchu character in red silk. Flag was de-accessioned from the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, which dates the flag to the turn of the 20th century from Peking, likely captured by an American soldier during the Boxer Rebellion. Large triangular flag measures 71″ high x 105″ long, with red silk Manchu character sewn on both sides, and with red cotton hoist sewn. Moderate soiling, with some fraying and color offsetting from the red silk. Overall in good condition, as expected with field use. Sold for $2,800.
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