Rubbing of stele of the imperial Daoist monastery (Shenxiao Yuqing Wanshougong)
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.This ink rubbing was taken from a stone stele dedicated to a Daoist monastery, the Divine Empyrean Palace, during the reign of Emperor Huizong. Celebrated as an incarnation of the Great Lord of Eternal Life, the emperor ordered the construction of the monastery in the imperial court as well as subsidiary temples in every prefecture. Each monastery would have had a stele incised with the imperial commandment by the emperor in his iconic “slender gold” calligraphy (shoujinti), evidence of his personal involvement in the projects.
Artwork Details
- 北宋 神霄玉清萬壽宮碑 拓本
- Title: Rubbing of stele of the imperial Daoist monastery (Shenxiao Yuqing Wanshougong)
- Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
- Date: stele: 1119; rubbing: 19th century
- Culture: China
- Medium: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: Image: 85 13/16 × 37 in. (218 × 94 cm)
Overall with mounting: 10 ft. 10 7/8 in. × 85 1/16 in. (332.5 × 216 cm)
Overall with knobs: 10 ft. 10 7/8 in. × 94 1/2 in. (332.5 × 240 cm) - Classification: Rubbing
- Credit Line: Lent by Shanghai Museum
- Rights and Reproduction: Photograph courtesy of Shanghai Museum
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art