Lot Essay
The present edict, which opens with the four-character title, Fengtian Gaoming, 'By Command of Heaven', proclaims a praise given to a Manchu official.
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DAOGUANG PERIOD (1821-1850), DATED TO 1835 AND OF THE PERIOD
Details
AN IMPERIAL EDICT
DAOGUANG PERIOD (1821-1850), DATED TO 1835 AND OF THE PERIOD
The edict is written on a woven silk brocade and mounted as a handscroll with the text arranged in standard form reading from right to left in Chinese characters and repeated from left to right in Manchu. The Chinese text is followed by the date fifteenth year of Daoguang corresponding to 1835, stamped with a large seal impression.
13 x 164 in. (32 x 417 cm.)
DAOGUANG PERIOD (1821-1850), DATED TO 1835 AND OF THE PERIOD
The edict is written on a woven silk brocade and mounted as a handscroll with the text arranged in standard form reading from right to left in Chinese characters and repeated from left to right in Manchu. The Chinese text is followed by the date fifteenth year of Daoguang corresponding to 1835, stamped with a large seal impression.
13 x 164 in. (32 x 417 cm.)
Provenance
A Private American Collection, acquired in Asia prior to 1940.
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