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Stele of the sacrifice by Zhang Nai in the name of the emperor,1505（張鼐祭告碑，1505） Teiser, Stephen; Bai, Zhaojie; Li, Jing; Lu, Guobin; Zhang, Yuanjing; He, Shuyue

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This stele is located in the eastern stelae corridor at Beizhen Temple. The size of this stele is 180cm (body height), 100cm (width), and 24cm (depth). The body of this stele was broken into two parts; these two pieces were then patched together. This stele sits on a tortoise-shaped base and has a dragon forehead; there are four characters, “Yu Ji Zhu Wen 御祭祝文” (Prayer for the Imperial Sacrifice), on the front of the stele forehead. This stele was established in the 18th year of Hongzhi (1505). The stele does not have a title. According to its contents, it is named “Stele of the Sacrifice by Zhang Nai in the Name of the Emperor”, which describes Emperor Ming Xiaozong sending official Zhang Nai (張鼐) to perform a sacrifice to the spirit of Mount Yiwulü. There is a list of names carved on the back of this stele, as well.

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Title
Stele of the sacrifice by Zhang Nai in the name of the emperor,1505（張鼐祭告碑，1505）
Creator
Teiser, Stephen; Bai, Zhaojie; Li, Jing; Lu, Guobin; Zhang, Yuanjing; He, Shuyue
Contributor
From the Ground Up: Buddhism & East Asian Religions (FROGBEAR Project)
Date Issued
2019-06-02
Description
This stele is located in the eastern stelae corridor at Beizhen Temple. The size of this stele is 180cm (body height), 100cm (width), and 24cm (depth). The body of this stele was broken into two parts; these two pieces were then patched together. This stele sits on a tortoise-shaped base and has a dragon forehead; there are four characters, “Yu Ji Zhu Wen 御祭祝文” (Prayer for the Imperial Sacrifice), on the front of the stele forehead. This stele was established in the 18th year of Hongzhi (1505). The stele does not have a title. According to its contents, it is named “Stele of the Sacrifice by Zhang Nai in the Name of the Emperor”, which describes Emperor Ming Xiaozong sending official Zhang Nai (張鼐) to perform a sacrifice to the spirit of Mount Yiwulü. There is a list of names carved on the back of this stele, as well.
Subject
Beizhen Temple; State sacrifices; Ming dynasty
Geographic Location
Beizhen Shi (China); Liaoning Sheng (China); 41.59333333; 121.7566667
Type
Still Image
Language
chi
Series
Cluster 2.1: Authenticity and Authority
Date Available
2022-12-22
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0422821
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/83491
Affiliation
Non UBC
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty; Graduate
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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