
Description
Calligraphy Eight-Screen Rubbing: Paper rubbing of Kangxi Sixteen Maxims of Sacred Instruction:Scroll 1: Uphold filial piety to strengthen human ethics; Harmonize clans to uphold universal amity.Scroll 2: Reconcile villages to end lawsuits; Value agriculture and sericulture to ensure ample clothing and food.Scroll 3: Advocate frugality to treasure wealth; Prosper schools to rectify scholar conduct.Scroll 4: Reject heresies to uphold orthodox learning; Expound laws to warn the ignorant and stubborn.Scroll 5: Propriety and humility to enrich folk customs; Dedicate to one’s occupation to stabilize popular aspirations.Scroll 6: Discipline descendants to prohibit misconduct; End false accusations to preserve kindness.Scroll 7: Warn against hiding fugitives to avoid collective punishment; Settle grain taxes to reduce urgent collection.Scroll 8: Resolve enmities to cherish life; Implement baojia system to eliminate banditry.Promulgated in the ninth year of Kangxi (1670), the Sixteen Maxims served as an important moral edict of the Qing Dynasty. Neat clear calligraphy. Single scroll: height 230cm, width 50cm, complete eight-screen set. Precious physical relic of Qing official moral education with calligraphy art, historical document and folk custom research value.
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230 x 50 cm
Calligraphy Eight-Panel Screen Rubbing
Estimate $4,000-$9,000
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Auction of Asian Treasures of Wonder
Jun 06, 2026 11:30 AM EDTClaremont, CA, United States
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