Asian Art - 14th November 2017
Lot 67
A CHINESE IMPERIAL EDICT DATED 1829 Written on silk
Estimate £1,000 - £2,000 | Hammer £5500
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Description
A CHINESE IMPERIAL EDICT
DATED 1829
Written on silk, woven with a pattern of cranes and clouds, mounted as a hand scroll, the text arranged in standard form reading from right to left, opening with a character title feng tian gao ming flanked by a pair of dragons, 217cm x 30cm.
Cf. Christie's London, 18th May 2012, lot 1088 for a related edict.