Yùhuáng through the eyes of sculptors, painters, and craftsmen across the ages
Jade Emperor portrait, Ming dynasty — A hanging-scroll portrait of Yùhuáng (the Jade Emperor) in ceremonial robes, from the White Cloud Temple in Beijing; Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Art: Unknown (Ming dynasty). Public domain via Wikimedia Commons.
Jade Emperor in Sancai Tuhui — Woodblock depiction of Yùhuáng from the Sancai Tuhui / Compendium of the Search for the Gods of the Three Teachings (1909 edition), a standard Taoist iconographic reference. Art: Unknown. CC0 via Wikimedia Commons.
Jade Emperor in Ming water-land painting — Detail from a Ming-dynasty water-land ritual painting (shuilu hua) of the Jingtai era (1450–1457) showing the Jade Emperor in the celestial assembly. Art: Unknown (Ming dynasty). Public domain via Wikimedia Commons.
