A brief introduction to the map of Mazu Monument (Amsterdam National Museum)

Mazu is a set of seven pictures depicting Mazu in the Qing Dynasty, which is now in the National Museum of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. This set of paintings is colored on paper. Each painting is 70 to 75 cm high and 100 to 105.4 cm wide. The existing group of pictures has neither a title nor a title, which is generally considered to be incomplete. However, it is impossible to test the number of the whole set of original drawings, and the Amsterdam National Museum named it "De wonderen van Mazu". According to 199 1 Mr. and Mrs. Di Severt van Froten, who donated this set of drawings to the museum, this set of drawings was purchased from Editha Leppich, a German painter in Peiping in 1948.

Content This set of pictures was widely known after Klaas Ruitenbeek, a researcher at Munich University, published a paper at the 65438-0995 Macao Mazu Belief History and Culture International Symposium. Researchers generally believe that this set of paintings was painted in 1800, and each painting can correspond to the contents of Apocalypse:

Zhu Yixian's Ship on the Holy Sea (Dutch: een schiop vollezee) (No.:AK-rak-1991-kloc-0/-g) is 75cm high and1-g wide. The researcher thinks it can correspond to the story of "Zhu Yi Sage" in Epiphany of the Queen of Heaven.

The naval battle between Japanese pirates and China (Dutch: Een Zee Slag Tussen Japanese Zee Rovers en Chinezen) (No.:AK-Rak-1991-1-F) is 75cm high and1-f wide. The researcher thinks that it can correspond to the story of "helping to catch Zhou * * *" in "Days after Tomorrow".

General Shi Lang, the teacher of Yongquan, and his politicians are by a well by the sea (in Dutch, Genera al Shi Lang Metin Gajser Chap Hugwatihead * * * Ecclesiastes Bikin Shuipute Anze) (No.:AK-Rak-1991-1). The researcher thinks that it can correspond to the story of "Yongquan teaches the teacher" in the Epiphany of the Queen of Heaven.

Construction workers covering the bell and drum tower and the mountain gate work in the temple (Dutch: een temple met bouwarbeiders aan hetwerk) (serial number: AK-rak-1991-1-b), with a height of 75 cm and a width of/kloc. The researcher thinks it can correspond to the story of "building a bell and drum tower and a mountain gate" in "Days after Tomorrow".

A ship carrying a sleeping crew (Dutch: EEN· heep Metslopon de Ma Ning) (No.:AK-rak-1991-1-c) is 75cm high and/kloc wide. The researcher thinks it can correspond to the story of "holding a dream to protect the boat" in "Days after Tomorrow".

Two unarmed Dutch ships in Penghu were attacked by three China ships' cannons (in Dutch: Twee ongwende Holland Ses Che Pen Worden Door Dry Chinese Met Kanonen aan Gevallen) (No.:AK-Rak-1991-1-d). The researcher thinks it can correspond to the story of "Penghu is blessed by heaven" in the epiphany of Heaven.

The China ship is anchored at the European Building (Dutch: Een Chinees Schipmertaan Bijeen Europees Gebouw) (No.:AK-Rak-1991-Kloc-0/-E), with a height of 75cm and a width of/Kloc-0. The researcher thinks that it can correspond to the story of "Ryukyu Yin De Shu Shi" in "Days after Tomorrow".

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