File:The Ordination of Empress Zhang (detail of the Liuding Shennü) 2.jpg
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Summary[edit]
The Ordination of Empress Zhang | |
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Artist |
Unknown court painters |
Title |
The Ordination of Empress Zhang |
Description |
This is a detail of the handscroll, depicting the Jade Maiden of Dingsi (丁巳玉女), the Jade Maiden of Dingwei (丁未玉女), and the Jade Maiden of Dingyou (丁酉玉女) from left to right. Each figure is individually named in the gold calligraphy above their respective depiction. |
Date | 2008 |
Medium | Ink, color and gold on paper, handscroll |
Dimensions | 21 1/2 in. x 1080 in. (54.61 cm x 2743.2 cm) |
Collection | The San Diego Museum of Art |
Accession number |
1961.94 |
Place of creation | China during the Ming dynasty |
Credit line | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John Jeffers |
Notes |
The handscroll certifies the ordination of Empress Zhang as a priestess in the hierarchy of religious Daoism. It depicts fifty-two gods and immortals, each named in gold calligraphy, from Daoism. The six Jade Maidens together are named as the Liuding Shennü (六丁神女) in the calligraphy elsewhere on the scroll.
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Source/Photographer |
Cropped from the original file located at: The Ordination of Empress Zhang. San Diego: The San Diego Museum of Art. |
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Orientation | Normal |
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Horizontal resolution | 320 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 320 dpi |
Software used | Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Windows) |
File change date and time | 21:16, 26 November 2017 |
Color space | sRGB |
Date and time of digitizing | 22:16, 26 November 2017 |
Date metadata was last modified | 22:16, 26 November 2017 |
Unique ID of original document | xmp.did:FEDBBB12E6D2E711BA1D96B9F979501F |