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| A Study of the Three Buddhist Copper Hall Projects, 1602–1607 | ||
| 作者 | Zhang, Jianwei (著) |
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| 出處題名 | Frontiers of History in China |
| 卷期 | v.10 n.2 |
| 出版日期 | 2015 |
| 頁次 | 289 - 322 |
| 出版者 | Higher Education Press=高等教育出版社 |
| 出版者網址 | http://www.hep.com.cn/ |
| 出版地 | 北京, 中國 [Beijing, China] |
| 資料類型 | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 關鍵詞 | metal architecture; Wanli; Miaofeng; Baohua Mountain; Wutai Mountain; Emei Mountain; Ming society; copper hall |
| 摘要 | The copper hall was a special type of building in Chinese architectural history. It imitates traditional Chinese timber architecture in terms of structure, but with all its components cast out of copper alloys and then assembled. During the Wanli reign of the Ming dynasty, three such Buddhist copper halls were constructed from 1602 to 1607, and set up at Emei Mountain, Baohua Mountain, and Wutai Mountain. The present article makes several points. First, the three copper halls were from the same design, as determined through historical texts and on-site investigation. In conception, they may have been inspired by Taoist copper halls, but did not follow those particular designs. Furthermore, the author has created a statistical database of all the inscriptions from Wutai Copper Hall and loaded the data into the GIS platform, which was keyed to a historical map of 1582. The data suggest that the patrons of Wutai Copper Hall lived in areas along the Grand Canal, the Sanggan River, and the Fen River; and that the patrons were numerous. The Chan Master Miaofeng was not only an organizer but also an experienced project manager who preferred brick, stone and metal to timber. Under his organizing and management, people from different social classes and communities willingly contributed. Finally, this paper contextualizes the Buddhist building projects of the late Wanli period. The inscriptions in Wutai Copper Hall reliably record a vivid landscape of Ming society. The donation initiated by Miaofeng was not merely a personal action but also an influential event the effect of which lasted for years. The numerous patrons were organized not by the power afforded by any state representative, but by networks of monks, nuns, merchants, local religious communities, and pilgrim associations. Copper halls, especially Wutai Copper Hall, are excellent evidence for how religious monumental projects were organized, managed, and implemented in late Ming society. |
| 目次 | Abstract 289 Background 290 History of the Three Buddhist Copper Halls 291 Architectural Style and Structure of the Three Copper Halls 296 Chan Master Miaofeng: Experienced and Passionate Organizer of Buddhist Building Projects 309 Patrons from the Two Capitals and Ten Provinces 311 Vocations, Communities, and Social Groups of the Patrons 313 The Craftsmen: A Shaanxi Foundry Team in the Jingzhou Area 318 Conclusion 319 References 321 |
| ISSN | 16733401 (P); 16733525 (E) |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.3868/s020-004-015-0016-5 |
| 點閱次數 | 78 |
| 建檔日期 | 2023.07.27 |
| 更新日期 | 2023.07.27 |
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