The heavenly court : : Daoist temple painting in China, 1200-1400 / / by Lennert Gesterkamp.

• Superior document: Sinica Leidensia, v. 96
• Author: Gesterkamp, Lennert.
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Sinica Leidensia ; v. 96.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxiii, 380 pages, 96 unnumbered pages of plates) :; illustrations (some color)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: Daoist temple painting in China, 1200-1400; Preliminary Material /; Introduction /; 1. History And Development /; 2. Iconography /; 3. Ritual Foundations /; 4. Mural Production /; 5. Personalisation /; Conclusion /; Tables /; Bibliography /; Index /; Plates /; Figures /; Drawings /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 1283039257; 9786613039255; 9004190236
• ISSN: 0169-9563
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: by Lennert Gesterkamp.

One of the most magnificent and enduring themes in Chinese painting history can be found depicted in Daoist temples from the local village up to the very capital, viz., the paintings of the Heavenly Court (chaoyuan tu). Surprisingly, its images have remained largely unstudied in Western scholarship. Drawing on a comparative study of four complete sets of wall paintings dating back to the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries (the oldest examples), and their related images, painting criticism, stele inscriptions, and Daoist ritual manuals, the author offers the first comprehensive study of the historical development, iconography, ritual context, methods of mural design, and the personalisations made by patrons of the four Heavenly Court paintings.