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A GROUP OF FIVE RANK BADGES, BUZI A WOVEN ‘PROCLOMATION’ HAND
19th century SCROLL
Comprising: a pair of military third rank The handscroll woven with a pink, azure, The scroll inscribed:
badges depicting leopards crouching on black, white and yellow section, framed
rockwork amongst fruiting peach trees, by dragon borders at the top and bottom, 奉 天承運 皇帝制曰
flowering peonies, bats and auspicious the pink section to the right hand side with 朕惟尚德崇功，國家之大典；輸忠盡職，臣
emblems; and three civil fifth rank badges woven inscription in Mandarin with phrases 子之常經。古聖帝明王，戡亂以武，致治以
each depicting a silver pheasant. on good governance, the terminal yellow 文。朕欽承往制，甄進賢能，特設文武勳
The largest 29cm x 30cm (11.1/2in x section at the other end with woven Manchu 階，以彰激勸。受茲任者，必忠以立身、仁
11.7/8in). (5). inscription. The largest section 33cm (13in) x 以撫眾、智以察微，防姦禦侮，機無暇時。
217cm (85 3/8in) 能此，則榮及前人、福延後嗣，而身家永康
£1,500 - 2,000 矣，敬之勿怠。
HK$16,000 - 21,000 £1,000 - 1,500
CNY14,000 - 18,000 HK$11,000 - 16,000 Discussing how the emperor should and has
CNY9,100 - 14,000 learnt from the predecessors to wisely rule
Provenance the country and motivate the officials, and
the officials should also be loyal, benevolent
An English Private Collection and thence by and wise in their duties.
descent.

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