Estimate

3.000 - 5.000

Session

8 May 2026

Description

China, Ming Dynasty, Hongwu reign (1368-1398)

Of block-printed slate-blue mulberry paper, with two red overprinted handstamps

The central cartouche inscribed yi guan (壹貫) above ten strings of one hundred cash coins

Within a border of dragons amid scrolling foliage, the heading reading Da Ming Tongxing Baochao (大明通行寶鈔), Great Ming Circulating Treasure Note

The lower section bearing the issuing authorisation by the Ministry of Revenue (Hubu) and a warning against counterfeiting

Framed under glass

(small losses and tears to the margins, loss to the upper left corner, thinning to the paper, fading to the red seals, creases and wear consistent with age)



大明通行寶鈔一貫，中国，明代洪武年间（1368-1398）

34x22 cm