| Title |
Chinese Art [055] Scrolls (002) |
| Photo Number |
Box 59, Forbidden City Ming and Ching Palaces, 103 |
| Description |
Photograph (detail) of scroll: Ordination Scroll of Empress Zhang, Ming dynasty, Hongzhi reign, dated 1493, ink, colors, and gold on paper, 54.6 x 2,743.2 cm (21 1/2 in. x 1080 in.), San Deigo Museum of Art, San Diego, California |
| Creator |
Tierney, Lennox |
| Date |
1977 |
| Subject |
Taoist art--Photographs; Scrolls--Photographs; Decorative arts--Photographs; Calligraphy--Photographs; San Diego Museum of Art--Photographs; Fine Arts Gallery of San Diego--Photographs; Empresses--Art--Photographs; China; Art |
| Keywords |
Chinese culture; Fine arts; Documents; Displays |
| Collection Name and Number |
P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection |
| Holding Institution |
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Spatial Coverage |
San Diego (Calif.) |
| Caption on Slide |
Detail, Chinese scroll, Ming dynasty. S.D.F.A.G. 1961:94 |
| Additional Information |
Image was scanned from color slide. Note: Image of scroll (in its entirety) can be found in Taoism and the Arts of China by Stephen Little, pages 209-212. Note: San Diego Museum of Art website also has an image (portion) of the scroll: http://www.sdmart.org/art/ordination-empress-zhang-detail Note: "This important painting made at the Ming dynasty court is an example of the refined, colorful imperial style. The subject is the ordination of Empress Zhang (1470-1541) as a high priestess of the Daoist religion... The scroll unfolds with alternating sections of calligraphy and figural painting related to the ordination ceremony. The figures include depictions of the highest Daoist gods and a portrait of the Empress. Daoist officials and protectors follow against stylized, pastel swirling clouds. The middle section has a long black ink inscription written by the ordination master. It outlines the important scriptures, talismans and lists of gods' names that were transmitted to the empress. Eight large characters written in gold seal script and nineteen more individually portrayed gods, some "Celestial Guards," complete this stunning scroll."--San Diego Museum of Art website. Note: "In 1978, Trustees changed the name of the Fine Arts Gallery of San Diego to The San Diego Museum of Art."--San Diego Museum of Art website. Note: Original caption information provided as: "Chin. Ming Dyn Presentation scroll, 1494 by Chang Tieu Shih Det. Of Calligraphie TalismanS.D.F.A.G. 1961:94 Talisman" |
| Type |
Image |
| Rights Management |
This material may be protected by copyright. Permission required for use in any form. For further information please contact the Multimedia Archivist, Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah. |
| Rights |
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| ARK |
ark:/87278/s65h805h |
| Digitization Specifications |
Original scanned on Nikon Coolscan 5000 and saved as 2700 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000. |
| Donor |
Tierney, Lennox; Tierney, Catherine |
| Setname |
uum_lctpc |
| ID |
339759 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s65h805h |
