Qianlong period, dated by inscription to 1738The rectangular plaque carved with central characters shengzhi 'Imperial Decree', flanked by two long inscriptions recording this edict granted by the District Governor Zhao Guolin to the wife of the deceased scholar Cheng Wenren. It praises her filial piety and chastity in the years following her husband's death, and recorded in Qianlong 3rd year (1738). The frame is embellished with multicolored lacquer depicting confronted dragons contesting flaming jewels. 28 x 74 1/4in (71.2 x 188.6cm),转到 Chinese Works of Art Go
注脚:1738年 漆描金「聖旨」匾額See an imperial temple plaque is in the collection of the British Museum, accessioned 1842, Museum number 1112.1.