Dà Míng yù zhì xuán jiào yuè zhāng 大明御製玄教樂章

Imperially-Commissioned Musical Stanzas for the Mysterious Teaching of the Great Míng

Anonymous (imperially-commissioned); early Míng

An early Míng collection of ritual hymn-texts (yuè zhāng 樂章) composed under imperial commission for Daoist ceremonies (xuán jiào 玄教 = Daoism). Preserved as DZ 981 / CT 981 (Dòngshén bù, Biǎo zòu lèi 洞神部表奏類).

Dating. First half 15th century (Yǒng lè / Xuān dé / Zhèng tǒng eras). Dynasty: 明.