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Stele record of the sacrifice by Chen Yue in the name of the emperor, 1477（陳越致祭碑，1477） Jia, Jinhua; Yang, Zhaohua; Li, Lin; Yuan, Xiaoli; Tian, Menglu

Description

This stele is located on the west side of the courtyard behind the Hall of Imperial Incense (御香殿) and in front of the Grand Hall (大殿) at Beizhen Temple. The size of this stele is 143cm (body height), 88cm (width), and 21cm (depth). The body of this stele is badly efflorescent, and the words are illegible. This stele sits on a tortoise-shaped base and has a quadrated forehead without inscriptions. This stele was established in the 13th year of Chenghua (1477). The stele does not have a title. According to its content, it is named “Stele of the Sacrifice by Chen Yue in the Name of the Emperor”, which describes Emperor Ming Xianzong sending official Chen Yue (陳越) to perform a sacrifice to the spirit of Mount Yiwulü.

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Title
Stele record of the sacrifice by Chen Yue in the name of the emperor, 1477（陳越致祭碑，1477）
Creator
Jia, Jinhua; Yang, Zhaohua; Li, Lin; Yuan, Xiaoli; Tian, Menglu
Contributor
From the Ground Up: Buddhism & East Asian Religions (FROGBEAR Project)
Date Issued
2019-06-05
Description
This stele is located on the west side of the courtyard behind the Hall of Imperial Incense (御香殿) and in front of the Grand Hall (大殿) at Beizhen Temple. The size of this stele is 143cm (body height), 88cm (width), and 21cm (depth). The body of this stele is badly efflorescent, and the words are illegible. This stele sits on a tortoise-shaped base and has a quadrated forehead without inscriptions. This stele was established in the 13th year of Chenghua (1477). The stele does not have a title. According to its content, it is named “Stele of the Sacrifice by Chen Yue in the Name of the Emperor”, which describes Emperor Ming Xianzong sending official Chen Yue (陳越) to perform a sacrifice to the spirit of Mount Yiwulü.
Subject
Beizhen Temple; State sacrifices; Ming dynasty
Geographic Location
Beizhen Shi (China); Liaoning Sheng (China); 41.59333333; 121.7566667
Type
Still Image
Language
chi
Notes
Author Affiliation: Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Columbia University; Luxun Academy of Fine Arts
Series
Cluster 2.1: Authenticity and Authority
Date Available
2020-07-03
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0392061
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/74855
Affiliation
Arts, Faculty of; Non UBC; Asian Studies, Department of
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty; Graduate; Undergraduate
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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