25th Jun, 2024 10:00
The June Auctions 2024
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A Chinese Imperial Edict scroll, Daoguang Period (1821-1850)
A Chinese Imperial Edict scroll, Daoguang Period (1821-1850)
dated by inscription to 1845 and of the period
The edict is written on a polychrome blocked woven silk brocade with a pattern of clouds, the text arranged in standard form from right to left in Chinese characters and repeated from left to right in Manchu. It is dated to the fifteenth day of the tenth month of the twenty-fifth year of the Daoguang reign
The text opens with a four-character brocade title in a vertical line reading, fengtian gaoming, ‘by command of Heaven’, flanked by a pair of dragons, followed by an inscription written in Chinese characters from right to left, and repeated from left to right in Manchu, conferring one higher rank to the parents of Yiyu. The two seals are the same, reading "zhi gao zhi bao", seal of instruction or seal of edict in Chinese and then repeated in Manchu.
The longer text concerns the success of the ‘secretary of the grand secretary’ and his promotion being thanks to the guidance and teachings of the parents of Yiyu. This is also to promote acts of kindness and to express respect and love for the contributions of families, and to show respect for such model parents who have set good examples for their children.
Together with a further fragment of a scroll in Manchu script (2)
Provenance:Ombersley Court, Worcestershire
OMBERSLEY COURT | The House of Sandys
Chorley’s Auctioneers is to offer selected contents from Ombersley Court to include furniture, paintings and works of art collected by the English aristocratic family of Sandys across five centuries.
Proceeds from the sale will go to the Sandys Trust, a charity committed to supporting the varied charitable interests of the late Lord and Lady Sandys.
Sold for £2,000
A Chinese Imperial Edict scroll, Daoguang Period (1821-1850)
dated by inscription to 1845 and of the period
The edict is written on a polychrome blocked woven silk brocade with a pattern of clouds, the text arranged in standard form from right to left in Chinese characters and repeated from left to right in Manchu. It is dated to the fifteenth day of the tenth month of the twenty-fifth year of the Daoguang reign
The text opens with a four-character brocade title in a vertical line reading, fengtian gaoming, ‘by command of Heaven’, flanked by a pair of dragons, followed by an inscription written in Chinese characters from right to left, and repeated from left to right in Manchu, conferring one higher rank to the parents of Yiyu. The two seals are the same, reading "zhi gao zhi bao", seal of instruction or seal of edict in Chinese and then repeated in Manchu.
The longer text concerns the success of the ‘secretary of the grand secretary’ and his promotion being thanks to the guidance and teachings of the parents of Yiyu. This is also to promote acts of kindness and to express respect and love for the contributions of families, and to show respect for such model parents who have set good examples for their children.
Together with a further fragment of a scroll in Manchu script (2)
Ombersley Court, Worcestershire
OMBERSLEY COURT | The House of Sandys
Chorley’s Auctioneers is to offer selected contents from Ombersley Court to include furniture, paintings and works of art collected by the English aristocratic family of Sandys across five centuries.
Proceeds from the sale will go to the Sandys Trust, a charity committed to supporting the varied charitable interests of the late Lord and Lady Sandys.
Golden ribbon trim detached in some areas, backing paper worn and losses in parts as pictured, oil marks to back, paper with foxing and fragment with some old worm damage and spotted / moisture damage and discolouration. Writing rubbed in part, scattered spotting and discolouration.
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Auction: The June Auctions 2024, 25th Jun, 2024
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