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Amitabha, Buddha, 6, 8 apsaras, 6–8, 121 Baiyi Dabeixin wuyinxin tuoluoni jing (White-robed Great Compassion five-mudras dharani sutra), 141, 193 baizi (hundred-boys), 16, 57–59, 63–64, 72, 74–76, 193; pictures of, 19 fig. 1.14, 34, 62 fig. 3.4, 63 fig. 3.5 Ban Gu (d. .. 92), 159–160, 193 Baocheng (fourteenth-century monk), 120, 188n. 24, 193 Baotong Jiangjun (General Baotong), 149, plate 13, 193 Beiji qianjin yaofang (Prescriptions worth a thousand, for every emergency) by Sun Simiao, 12, 193 Bishamen. See Vaiùravana Bixia Yuanjun (Princess of the Dawn Clouds). See Taishan , Goddess of Book of Odes (Shijing), 110, 113, 149, 162, 197 Buddha, childhood of. See Shakyamuni, Buddha Caishen Tianwang (Heavenly King God of Wealth; Vaiùravana), 135, 193. See also Vaiùravana Cai Wenji (Lady Wenji, second century), 165; picture of, 166 fig. 7.4 Castiglione, Giuseppe (1688–1766), 174–175, 176, plate 18 Chardin, Jean Baptiste Siméon (1699–1779), 38 Cheng Dayue (zi Junfang, 1541–ca. 1616), 68, 69, 71, 71 fig. 3.19, 193 Chengshi moyuan (Mr. Cheng’s ink compendium) by Cheng Dayue, 69, 193 Cheng Sui (1605–1691), 20, 21 fig. 1.16, 193 Chen Hongshou (1598–1652), 18, 193, plate 2 Chen Mei (active ca. 1730–1742), 175, 193 childbirth, of emperors, 130; of gods, 108–109, 110, 116, 117, 121–123, 126, 129, 134; of literati, 131–132; pictures of, 113 fig. 5.2, 122–124 figs. 5.9–5.11, 129 fig. 5.14; of sages, 109 child development, fetal, 12; stages of life, 17, 21, 23, 162; theories of, 11–12, 24 childlikeness, 4, 23; naturalness, 49, 53–54; spontaneity, 23, 24; tongxin (childlike heart), 23, 198 Chongshansi (Chongshan Temple) murals, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 121–123, 124 fig. 5.10, 188n. 28, 193 Chuci (Songs of Chu), 96, 193 civil service exams, symbols of passing the, 19–20, 78–79, 81–83 Classic of Filial Piety (Xiaojing), 163–165, 164 fig. 7.3, 167, plate 16, 198 conception, miraculous, 108, 110, 119, 126, 127, 128, 132 Confucius (ca. 551–479 ..), 4, 99, 110; birth of, 128–129, 211 Index 129 fig. 5.14; childhood of, 127–129, 127 fig. 5.12, 128 fig. 5.13 Cui Bai (active ca. 1050–1080), 37, 193 Cui Zizhong (d. 1644), 168, 193 Dabeixin tuoluoni jing (Great Compassion dharani sutra), 141, 194 Dai Quheng (1755–1811), 131, 194, plate 11 Daoguang, Emperor (r. 1821–1851), 175–176, plates 19–20 Daoism, Supreme Purity (Shangqing) sect of, 4–6, 197; Taiyi, sovereign deity of, 4 death, of children, 3, 27, 29, 41–44, 45–46, 49, 133, 142 Deng Chun (twelfth century), 38 dharani (incantations), 140–142 Dijing jingwu lue (Scenes of the capital) by Liu Tong, 66, 194 Ding Guanpeng (active ca. 1750–1760), 175, 194 Ding Ling, Ming tomb at, 62, 63 Ding Yunpeng (1547–1621), 69, 194 Dong Yuan (mid-tenth century), 166 Dou Yujun (Dou Yanshan, tenth century), five sons of, 73–74, 180n. 26 Du Fu (712–770), 21, 31, 32, 40, 194 Du Hai’er (active 1111–1117), 38, 194 Dunhuang, Gansu province, art from Mogao caves at, 8, 9 fig. 1.5, 116–117, 117 fig. 5.5, 136 fig. 6.1, 138, 138 fig. 6.2, 139, 140 fig. 6.3, 151, 152 fig. 6.11 Dun Lichen (1853–1911), 66, 194 Eight Immortals of Daoism, 169 exorcism, 29, 133–134, 141, 155 Fahaisi (Fahai Temple) murals, Beijing, 156, 156 fig. 6.14, plate 14 Fang Ruhao (seventeenth century), 86, 194 festivals, 11; Duanwu, Double Five or Dragon Boat, 58, 67–68, 68 fig. 3.16, 70, 71; Lantern, 41, 79, 171– 173, 173 fig. 7.7; New Year, 67, 171–173, 174, plate 18; One Year Ceremony, 76, 77 fig. 3.22; Qingming, 155; Qixi, Double Seven, Star-crossed Lovers, 11, 61; Renri, People’s Day, 10 filial piety, importance of, 3, 35, 137, 138, 150, 151, 169, 174, 178. See also Classic of Filial Piety (Xiaojing) Fuchuntang, Ming publishing house, 87, 107 Fulushou San Xian (Gods of Happiness, Wealth, Longevity), 148–149, 148 fig. 6.8, 197. See also Sanxing (Three Star Gods) Fuxi (culture-bearing deity; husband of Nüwa), 159–160, 160 fig. 7.1 games, 15, 180n. 26; Ming, 60, 61, 64–68, 70–73; Qing, 74, 75, 77; Song, 32, 58, 61; Yuan, 61. See also knickknack peddler; toys Gan Bao (third century), 133, 155 Gao Qi (1336–1374), 49–50, 194...

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