Empress and the Heavenly Masters : A Study of the Ordination Scroll of Empress Zhang (1493)
Yu-ping, Luk
ISBN 10: 9629966530 ISBN 13: 9789629966539
Published by The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press, 2016
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This book uncovers the history of imperial ordinations through a detailed examination of the Ordination Scroll of Empress Zhang (1493), an important Ming Dynasty Daoist artifact―its transcriptions and meticulously-painted images of celestial beings, as well as the influences of the Daoist leaders known as the Zhengyi Heavenly Masters.
About the Author: ?Luk Yu-ping is curator of Chinese Collections in the Asian Department of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
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Title: Empress and the Heavenly Masters : A Study ...
Publisher: The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press
Publication Date: 2016
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New