Imperial edict of Ming and Qing dynasties

The imperial edict of the Qing Dynasty is as long as history. Appreciating this imperial edict is like turning a page in history. The imperial edicts in the early Qing Dynasty, especially those in the prosperous period of Kanggan, were exquisite in materials and colorful, and even now they still look dazzling. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the imperial edict issued by Emperor Guangxu, the gorgeous brocade of the past, was replaced by linen-like rough cloth. By the time of the Puppet Manchukuo Emperor Puyi, the imperial edict had become a "decree" and the "decree" was replaced by the "seal of the Ministry of Justice". It is said that if we look at "Xu Zhiling" through light, we can find that there are four watermark anti-counterfeiting marks of "Manchu Empire" on "Xu Zhiling".

The imperial edict of the Ming dynasty was written in only one Chinese document; There are two kinds of imperial edict documents in Qing Dynasty, which are written in Chinese and Manchu respectively, with Chinese from right to left and Manchu from left to right. Then the date is written in Chinese books and stamped with "the treasure of imperial edict" or "the treasure of life". Professionals told reporters that China's calligraphy on the imperial edict is mostly majestic fine print. These fonts are graceful, round and elegant, with odd and positive layout, ups and downs, and abrupt handwriting and strokes, just like relief, which is amazing. According to reports, the imperial edicts and imperial edicts of the Ming and Qing dynasties (those awarded to officials from the first to the fifth grade are called imperial edicts, and those below the sixth grade are called imperial edicts) were all written by Hanlin scholars, and they were filled in according to grades after being finalized by the cabinet university students. It is worth mentioning that the people who wrote the imperial edict in the Qing Dynasty were all undertaken by Jishi Shu, the best person selected by the emperor from the Jinshi. Because the imperial edict was completed by top cultural experts from drafting to writing, the writing was refined, almost to the point where adding one word was too cumbersome and subtracting one word was inaccurate. Therefore, these letters have important historical value and artistic appreciation value.