VIETNAM - XIXTH CENTURY, Imperial edict in silk with six damask silk pages of bats flying among clouds and "tho" (longevity) characters, the contents written in ink: the promotion of Nguyễn Phúc Miên Lịch(1841-1919), seventy-eighth son of Emperor Minh Mang(1791-1841), to the title of Duke Thành Quốc Công by Emperor Thành Thái. Dated Thành Thái 5th year, 1893. Polychrome embroidered silk front and back covers of a dragon emerging from the waves and chasing the sacred pearl. Size folded 21.3 x 13.3 cm; unfolded 21.3 x 100 cm Expert : Cabinet Portier Missing threads on the cover