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The present edict records an honour given to the great grandparents of Yang Lin, the Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi.
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KANGXI PERIOD, DATED TO 1703 AND OF THE PERIOD
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AN IMPERIAL EDICT
KANGXI PERIOD, DATED TO 1703 AND OF THE PERIOD
Written on silk brocade woven with a pattern of cranes in flight interspersed with ruyi-clouds and 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 seal script 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 42th year of Kangxi, corresponding to 1703, stamped with two large seal impressions, continuing with its Manchu transliteration
187 x 12 in. (475 x 31 cm.)
KANGXI PERIOD, DATED TO 1703 AND OF THE PERIOD
Written on silk brocade woven with a pattern of cranes in flight interspersed with ruyi-clouds and 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 seal script 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 42th year of Kangxi, corresponding to 1703, stamped with two large seal impressions, continuing with its Manchu transliteration
187 x 12 in. (475 x 31 cm.)
Provenance
Acquired by a British diplomat when living in China during 1920s-1950s
Brought to you by
Aster Ng
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