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SHUNZHI PERIOD (1644-1661), DATED TO 1657 AND OF THE PERIOD
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AN IMPERIAL EDICT
SHUNZHI PERIOD (1644-1661), DATED TO 1657 AND OF THE PERIOD
The edict is written on silk brocade woven with a pattern of scattered ruyi-clouds mounted as a handscroll, with the text arranged in standard form reading from left to right in Manchu and repeated from right to left in Chinese characters. The Chinese text opens with a four-character title in a vertical line, Fengtian Gaoming, 'By Command of Heaven', flanked by a pair of dragons, followed by a long text ending with the date 14th year of the Shunzhi period, corresponding to 1657. Stamped with two large seal impressions, the edict continues with the Manchu text.
12 ½ x 137 in. (31.5 x 348 cm.)
SHUNZHI PERIOD (1644-1661), DATED TO 1657 AND OF THE PERIOD
The edict is written on silk brocade woven with a pattern of scattered ruyi-clouds mounted as a handscroll, with the text arranged in standard form reading from left to right in Manchu and repeated from right to left in Chinese characters. The Chinese text opens with a four-character title in a vertical line, Fengtian Gaoming, 'By Command of Heaven', flanked by a pair of dragons, followed by a long text ending with the date 14th year of the Shunzhi period, corresponding to 1657. Stamped with two large seal impressions, the edict continues with the Manchu text.
12 ½ x 137 in. (31.5 x 348 cm.)
Provenance
A Private American Collection, acquired in Asia prior to 1940.
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