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Stele established in 1347 recording the sacrifice in the name of the emperor of imperial incense (recto); Name list (verso)（1347年制御香代祀記（碑陽）；題名（碑陰）） Jia, Jinhua; Yang, Zhaohua; Li, Lin; Yuan, Xiaoli; Tian, Menglu

Description

This stele is located in the Grand Hall (大殿) of Beizhen Temple. The size of this stele is 103cm (body height), 77cm (width), and 19cm (depth). The body of this stele is in good condition. There are four characters, “Yu Xiang Zhi Bei 御香之碑” (Stele of Imperial Incense), on the front of the stele forehead. This stele was established in the 7th year of Zhizheng (1347). The title of this stele is “Stele Record of the Sacrifice in the Name of the Emperor of Imperial Incense”, which describes Emperor Yuan Huizong sending official Yexian Buhua (也先不花) 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 Zhang Yuanmei (張元美), the stele body was calligraphed by Dong Li (董理), and the stele top was calligraphed by Yao Bin (姚彬).

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Title
Stele established in 1347 recording the sacrifice in the name of the emperor of imperial incense (recto); Name list (verso)（1347年制御香代祀記（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 103cm (body height), 77cm (width), and 19cm (depth). The body of this stele is in good condition. There are four characters, “Yu Xiang Zhi Bei 御香之碑” (Stele of Imperial Incense), on the front of the stele forehead. This stele was established in the 7th year of Zhizheng (1347). The title of this stele is “Stele Record of the Sacrifice in the Name of the Emperor of Imperial Incense”, which describes Emperor Yuan Huizong sending official Yexian Buhua (也先不花) 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 Zhang Yuanmei (張元美), the stele body was calligraphed by Dong Li (董理), and the stele top was calligraphed by Yao Bin (姚彬).
Subject
Beizhen Temple; State sacrifices; Yuan 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
2023-03-09
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0427404
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/83907
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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