QIANLONG-GUANGXU PERIOD (1736-1908)

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AN IMPERIAL EDICT
QIANLONG-GUANGXU PERIOD (1736-1908)
The edict is written on silk brocade and is mounted as a handscroll, reading from left to right in Manchu and repeated from right to left in Chinese characters, bearing inscriptions corresponding to the 30th year of Qianlong (1766), 60th year of Qianlong (1796), 22nd year of Jiaqing (1818), and the 1st year of Guangxu (1875), all stamped with seal impressions
158 in. x 12 in. (401.3 x 30.5 cm.)

Provenance

Carl I. Wheat (1892-1966) Collection, Washington D.C., before 1943

Lot Essay

This edict, which dated first to the 30th year of the Qianlong reign, records the Emperor conferring the military title of Yun qiwei upon Chende’s decease to his son Xianning, a title which should be passed on indefinitely within the family. The inheritance occurred again
and is recorded in this edict in the 60th year of Qianlong, 22nd year of Jiaqing, and the 1st year of Guangxu, to Changchun, Puxing and Ronglin respectively.

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