Wugong and State Rites
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AbstractIncense burners had long been used on altars with other devotional objects. In particular, the wugong, which comprised the censer, two candlesticks and vases, emerged as a standard altar set during the Ming and Qing periods. Despite its popularity, its use in state rites seems to be measured and regulated. Curiously, the wugong was only tangentially related to the rites reformation during the Qianlong reign that witnessed the change in ritual vessel forms, and the wugong was not featured in the Huangchao liqi tushi. Nevertheless, the use of wugong in state rites offers clues to how people may have perceived the altar set as well as the rites. The discussion of the wugong demonstrates how the material culture of Chinese rituals was invigorated without overt ideological or theoretical change.
All Author(s) ListYIU Chun Chong
Journal name故宮學術季刊 = The National Palace Museum Research Quarterly
Year2020
Month9
Volume Number37
Issue Number4
Pages221 - 268
ISSN1011-9094
LanguagesEnglish-United Kingdom
Keywordswugong, ritual vessels, altar vessels, Grand Sacrifices, Middle Sacrifices, Common Sacrifices

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