Lot Essay
All five edicts proclaim the promotion of officials.
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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A GROUP OF FIVE IMPERIAL EDICTS
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A GROUP OF FIVE IMPERIAL EDICTS
QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
Comprising edicts from the Jiaqing, Xianfeng, Tongzhi, Guangxu and Xuantong, each written on silk brocade 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
110 x 12 3/4 in. (280 x 31 cm.), longest (5)
QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
Comprising edicts from the Jiaqing, Xianfeng, Tongzhi, Guangxu and Xuantong, each written on silk brocade 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
110 x 12 3/4 in. (280 x 31 cm.), longest (5)