Lot Essay
The present edict proclaims a promotion granted to a Manchu official, part of whose name has been effaced.
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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
AN IMPERIAL EDICT
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AN IMPERIAL EDICT
SHUNZHI, DATED TO 1651 AND OF THE PERIOD
Written on silk brocade woven with a pattern of scattered ruyi-clouds 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 Gaoming, 'By Command of Heaven', flanked by a pair of dragons, followed by a long text ending with the date 8th year of Shunzhi, corresponding to 1651, stamped with a large seal impression, continuing with the Manchu text
133 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. (367 x 31.5 cm.) long
SHUNZHI, DATED TO 1651 AND OF THE PERIOD
Written on silk brocade woven with a pattern of scattered ruyi-clouds 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 Gaoming, 'By Command of Heaven', flanked by a pair of dragons, followed by a long text ending with the date 8th year of Shunzhi, corresponding to 1651, stamped with a large seal impression, continuing with the Manchu text
133 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. (367 x 31.5 cm.) long