Lot Essay
The present edict proclaims the promotion of Zou Jun, an official from Huizhou, Guangdong Province, and his wives.
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VARIOUS PROPERTIES
AN IMPERIAL EDICT
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AN IMPERIAL EDICT
QIANLONG, DATED TO 1761 AND OF THE PERIOD
Written on silk brocade woven with ruyi-cloud pattern-ground mounted as a handscroll, 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 opening with a four-character title in a vertical line, Fengtian Gaomin, 'By the Command of Heaven', flanked by a pair of dragons, followed by a long text and ending with the date 26th year of Qianlong, corresponding to 1761, stamped with a seal impression beside its Manchu transliteration within a square, continuing with further Manchu text (scroll ends missing)
104 3/4 x 12 in. (266 x 30.5 cm.)
QIANLONG, DATED TO 1761 AND OF THE PERIOD
Written on silk brocade woven with ruyi-cloud pattern-ground mounted as a handscroll, 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 opening with a four-character title in a vertical line, Fengtian Gaomin, 'By the Command of Heaven', flanked by a pair of dragons, followed by a long text and ending with the date 26th year of Qianlong, corresponding to 1761, stamped with a seal impression beside its Manchu transliteration within a square, continuing with further Manchu text (scroll ends missing)
104 3/4 x 12 in. (266 x 30.5 cm.)