An Imperial edict from the Yongzheng reign

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Period Yongzheng period (1723-1735) Description Horizontal hand scroll, ink on woven brocade, with parallel text in Chinese and Manchurian, dated 'the twentieth day of the third month of the ninth year of the Yongzheng reign' corresponding to 1731. Dimensions 479.5 x 31 cm Literature The imperial edict was a gaoming—an honorary certificate or appointment bestowed by the emperor upon officials and their families.

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