The original text is jinhua zigao 金花紫誥 [gold flower, purple-ink edict]. An imperial edict written on golden-floral silk paper and sealed with purple ink. In the Song Dynasty, one of the papers used by female officials and the mothers and wives of officials at all levels was golden-floral five-color silk paper. When the wives and mothers of most officials are rewarded, they are eligible to accept the imperial edict made of this kind of paper.
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