References
Daoist Deity of Earth
Formerly Attributed to: Wu Daozi, Chinese, A.D. 710-760
Chinese, Southern Song Dynasty, first half of the 12th century
Ink, color, and gold on silk
Overall: 231 x 77.2 cm (90 15/16 x 30 3/8 in.)
Other (Image): 125.5 x 55.9 cm (49 7/16 x 22 in.)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Chinese and Japanese Special Fund
12.880
Photograph © [June 30, 2023] Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Daoist Deity of Heaven
Formerly Attributed to: Wu Daozi, Chinese, A.D. 710-760
Chinese, Southern Song Dynasty, first half of the 12th century
Ink, color, and gold on silk
Overall: 231 x 77.2 cm (90 15/16 x 30 3/8 in.)
Other (Image): 125.5 x 55.9 cm (49 7/16 x 22 in.)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Chinese and Japanese Special Fund
12.881
Photograph © [June 30, 2023] Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Daoist Deity of Water
Formerly Attributed to: Wu Daozi, Chinese, A.D. 710-760
Chinese, Southern Song Dynasty, first half of the 12th century
Overall: 231 x 77.2 cm (90 15/16 x 30 3/8 in.)
Other (Image): 125.5 x 55.9 cm (49 7/16 x 22 in.)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Chinese and Japanese Special Fund
12.882
Photograph © [June 30, 2023] Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Water Studies, Ma Yuan
Color on silk
12 sections, each section height 26.6 cm, length 41.3 cm
The Palace Museum
Image Source: Zhejiang daxue gudai shuhua yanjiu zhongxin, ed. Song hua quan ji, vol.1, section 3. Hangzhou: Zhejiang daxue chubanshe, 2010.
Map of Temples with the Three Taoist Officials as Main Deities in Northern Taiwan during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)
Data Source: Chen Chih-Hao, “Research of Origin of Three Divine Officials Worship in Fengshan River Basin of North Taiwan: The Case of San-Yuan Temple in Damaopu, Xinpu Township, Hsinchu County During Qing Dynasty,” Bulletin of Taiwan Historical Research, NTNU 11 (2018).