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Stele of the sacrifice by Zhang Xiu in the name of the emperor, 1493（張岫致祭碑，1493） Teiser, Stephen; Bai, Zhaojie; Li, Jing; Lu, Guobin; Zhang, Yuanjing; He, Shuyue

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This stele is located in the east stelae corridor at Beizhen Temple. The size of this stele is 197cm (body height), 91cm (width), and 22cm (depth). The body of this stele is in perfect condition. This stele sits on a tortoise-shaped base and has a dragon forehead without inscriptions. This stele was established in the 6th year of Hongzhi (1573). The stele does not have a title. According its contents, it is named “Stele of the Sacrifice by Zhang Xiu in the Name of the Emperor”, which describes Emperor Ming Xiaozong sending official Zhang Xiu (張岫) to perform a sacrifice to the spirit of Mount Yiwulü.

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Title
Stele of the sacrifice by Zhang Xiu in the name of the emperor, 1493（張岫致祭碑，1493）
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 east stelae corridor at Beizhen Temple. The size of this stele is 197cm (body height), 91cm (width), and 22cm (depth). The body of this stele is in perfect condition. This stele sits on a tortoise-shaped base and has a dragon forehead without inscriptions. This stele was established in the 6th year of Hongzhi (1573). The stele does not have a title. According its contents, it is named “Stele of the Sacrifice by Zhang Xiu in the Name of the Emperor”, which describes Emperor Ming Xiaozong sending official Zhang Xiu (張岫) 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: Princeton University, Shanghai Academy of Social Science, City University of Macau, Luxun Academy of Fine Arts, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Columbia University
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
10.14288/1.0392309
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/75113
Affiliation
Non UBC
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty; Graduate
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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