The Empress and the Heavenly Masters : A Study of the Ordination Scroll of Empress Zhang (1493) /

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Over twenty-seven meters long, the Ordination Scroll of Empress Zhang (1493) is an important Ming Dynasty Daoist artifact from the San Diego Museum of Art's collection. It is a record of the imperial ordination of Empress Zhang (1470-1541), consort of the Ming Dynasty Hongzhi emperor (r. 1488-1...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Luk, Yu Ping, 1978- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2016
Series:Daoist studies series.
Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Zhang huang hou, > Consort of Ming Xiaozhong, Emperor of China, > 1470-1541 > Portraits.
Ordination scroll of Empress Zhang.
Taoist painting > China.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Chronology of the Ming Dynasty
  • Introduction
  • part one. Historical perspectives
  • Imperial ordinations
  • Empress Zhang
  • The heavenly masters
  • part two. Analysis of the Ordination scroll
  • Aspects of the Ordination scroll
  • Celestial beings in the Ordination scroll
  • Inscriptions
  • Conclusion 153
  • Appendix A. Titles of the celestial beings
  • Appendix B. Translation of the main inscription
  • Appendix C. Transcription of the main inscription.

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