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15406.a.66
- Record Id:
- 032-003315669
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003315669
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100033062520.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- 15406.a.66
- Title:
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Inscription of 1780 from the Huang Si (Yellow Temple), Beijing
- Scope & Content:
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A rubbing of a multilingual inscription, in Manchu, Mongolian, Tibetan and Chinese. From the Huang Si (Yellow Temple), Beijing.
Dated gengzi (1780).
The inscription includes image and text. The text, which is in a horizontal band at the top of the sheet, is a poem by Qianlong commemorating the Panchen Lama's visit and praising the Sāla tree. The image below is a copy of a painting of the Sāla tree (Shorea robusta) the Qianlong emperor made and presented to the Panchen Lama in 1780.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Manchu Collection
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003315669", "parent" : "#", "text" : "15406.a.66: Inscription of 1780 from the Huang Si (Yellow Temple), Beijing" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003315669
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003315669
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
-
1 sheet
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Chinese
Manchu
Mongolian
Tibetan - Scripts:
- Chinese
Manchu
Mongolian
Tibetan - Start Date:
- 1780
- End Date:
- 1780
- Date Range:
- 1780
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: ink and paper (rubbing of an inscription)
Dimensions: 2040 mm x 1000 mm
- Finding Aids:
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W. Simon and H.G.H. Nelson, Manchu Books in London: A Union Catalogue (London: British Museum, 1977)
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)