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Stele established in 1331 recording of imperial incense (recto); Name list (verso)（1331年制御香碑記（碑陽）；題名（碑陰）） Jia, Jinhua; Yang, Zhaohua; Li, Lin; Yuan, Xiaoli; Tian, Menglu

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This stele is located in the Grand Hall (大殿) of Beizhen Temple. The size of this stele is 133cm (body height), 93cm (width), and 16cm (depth). The body of this stele is in perfect condition. There are four characters, “Yu Xiang Bei Ji 御香碑記” (Stele Record of Imperial Incense), on the front of the stele forehead. This stele was established in the 2nd year of Zhishun (1331). The title of this stele is “Stele Record of Imperial Incense”, which describes Emperor Yuan Wenzong sending officials Wen Dihan (溫迪罕) and Da Lima (答理麻) 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. Composed by Dong Wenyuan (董文淵), the stele body was calligraphed by Li Mao (李懋), and the stele top was calligraphed by Liu Song (劉嵩).

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Title
Stele established in 1331 recording of imperial incense (recto); Name list (verso)（1331年制御香碑記（碑陽）；題名（碑陰））
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 in the Grand Hall (大殿) of Beizhen Temple. The size of this stele is 133cm (body height), 93cm (width), and 16cm (depth). The body of this stele is in perfect condition. There are four characters, “Yu Xiang Bei Ji 御香碑記” (Stele Record of Imperial Incense), on the front of the stele forehead. This stele was established in the 2nd year of Zhishun (1331). The title of this stele is “Stele Record of Imperial Incense”, which describes Emperor Yuan Wenzong sending officials Wen Dihan (溫迪罕) and Da Lima (答理麻) 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. Composed by Dong Wenyuan (董文淵), the stele body was calligraphed by Li Mao (李懋), and the stele top was calligraphed by Liu Song (劉嵩).
Subject
Beizhen Temple; State sacrifices; Yuan 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
2020-07-10
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0392232
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/75101
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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