Therefore, the writing of the imperial edict is dignified and beautiful, mellow and elegant, and the writing of the imperial edict is extremely refined, almost reaching the point where it cannot be added or deleted, and its content has extremely precious historical value. Some imperial edicts have another anti-counterfeiting trick. The silk cloth of the imperial edict is covered with auspicious clouds, just like today's anti-counterfeiting watermark, the first word at the beginning of all imperial edicts must be printed on the first auspicious cloud in the upper right corner.
The imperial edict is the display and symbol of the ancient emperor's power in China. According to the official grade, the texture of its shaft handle is strictly distinguished: one is the jade shaft, the other is the black rhinoceros horn shaft, the third is the gold-plated shaft, and the fourth and fifth are the black horn shafts. The picture on the right shows the imperial edict of the Ming Dynasty.
The imperial edict is made of exquisite materials, all of which are brocade fabrics woven from fine silk, and the patterns are mostly auspicious clouds and cranes, which are magnificent. There are flying silver dragons at both ends of the imperial edict as anti-counterfeiting signs. As a document order issued by emperors in past dynasties, as well as an imperial edict or edict issued by conferring a hero or conferring a title, the richer the color of the imperial edict, the higher the official title.
The length of the imperial edict has not been rigidly stipulated in past dynasties: the length can reach 500 cm, the length is about 200 cm and the width is generally about 33 cm. With the emperor's seal on it. Imperial edicts and imperial edicts in Ming and Qing Dynasties were written by imperial academy. The writer of the imperial edict in Ming and Qing Dynasties was called "Jishi Shu", and he was an outstanding scholar, who was personally evaluated by the emperor. Dong Qichang, a famous calligrapher in Ming Dynasty, was hired as "Jishi Shu". Therefore, the writing of the imperial edict is dignified and beautiful, mellow and elegant, and the writing of the imperial edict is extremely refined, almost reaching the point where it cannot be added or deleted, and its content has extremely precious historical value.