Asian Art - 14th November 2017
Lot 68
A CHINESE IMPERIAL EDICT DAOGUANG 1821-50 Written on silk
Estimate £1,000 - £2,000 | Hammer £3000
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Description
A CHINESE IMPERIAL EDICT
DAOGUANG 1821-50
Written on silk, woven with a pattern of cranes and clouds, mounted as a hand scroll, the text arranged in Manchu script, reading from left to right, opening with a character title feng tian gao ming flanked by a pair of dragons, 175cm x 31cm.
Cf. Christie's London, 18th May 2012, lot 1088 for a related edict.