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Crown Prince 皇太子

Huang Taizi

Attested AD 618 - AD 907

Passages: 34
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Crown Prince was a Crown Prince.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 618 to AD 907 禮樂志嘉禮儀注（無紀年）
Strongly inferred · New Book of Tang 17, passages 58-59

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Emperor (皇帝)
crown prince 皇太子 · paternal line
Strongly inferred · New Book of Tang 17, passages 3, 58-59

Career and standing

Crown Prince 皇太子
Held
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 17, passages 58-59

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Of
Strongly inferred · New Book of Tang 17, passages 58-59
At Eastern Palace 東宮 · Relation Associated with
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 17, passage 88
At Hall of Supreme Ultimate 太極殿 · Relation Rite performed at
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 17, passages 61, 69

Works and attributed material

edict ordering the crown prince's capping 皇太子元服制書
Edict · Addressee
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 17, passage 139
Though I am not adept, I dare not fail in reverent obedience. 某雖不敏，敢不祗奉。
Speech · Speaker
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 17, passage 189

Events and relationships

Crown Prince's Coming-of-Age Investiture 皇太子加元服
Ritual · Recipient · Received capping
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 17, passages 58-59, 121, 139, 149, 152, 156, 158, 161, 164, 185, 188, 195-196

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History

34 passages

New Book of Tang, Chapter 17Volume 17 Treatises 7: Rites and Music 7 · 34 passages

皇太子加元服 The Crown Prince's Coming-of-Age Investiture

皇太子加元服。 The crown prince receives the additional cap of adulthood.

侍中曰：「將加冠於某之首，公其將事。」 The attendant-in-chief said, "The cap will be placed on the prince's head; undertake the office, my lord."

侍中曰：「將加冠於某之首，卿宜贊冠。」 The attendant-in-chief said, "The cap will be placed on the prince's head; assist the crowning, minister."

又設皇太子位於閣外道東，西向。 The crown prince's station was set east outside the pavilion, west-facing.

又設軒縣于庭，皇太子受制位於縣北，解劍席于東北，皆北面。 Court bells were hung in the courtyard; the prince's edict station north of them; sword-removal mats northeast—all north-facing.

主人席于皇太子席西南，西向； the host's seat southwest of the prince's seat, west-facing;

皇太子空頂黑介幘、雙童髻、彩衣、紫褲褶、織成褾領、綠紳、烏皮履，乘輿以出。 The crown prince wore open black cap, double child topknots, colored robe, purple trousers-jacket, brocade lapel, green sash, and black shoes, and rode out.

皇太子乃出迎賓，至阼階東，西面立。 The crown prince went out to welcome the guest and stood west of the east steps.

賓執制，皇太子詣受制位，北面立。 The guest held the edict; the crown prince went to the edict station and stood north-facing.

皇太子再拜。 The crown prince bowed twice.

宣詔曰：「有制，皇太子某，吉日元服，率由舊章，命太尉某就宮展禮。」 The edict ran: "By edict: Crown Prince So-and-so, on this auspicious day receives the cap of adulthood per ancient statute; Grand Commandant So-and-so is ordered to the palace to perform the rite."

皇太子再拜。 The crown prince bowed twice.

少傅進詣賓前，受制書，以授皇太子，付于庶子。 The Junior Tutor advanced, received the written edict, handed it to the crown prince, who gave it to the Chamberlain.

皇太子升東階，入於東序帷內，近北，南面立。 The crown prince climbed the east steps, entered the east-wing curtain near the north, and stood south-facing.

主人贊冠者引皇太子出，立于席東，西面。 The host's cap-assistant led the crown prince out east of the seat, west-facing.

皇太子進，升筵，西面坐。 The crown prince advanced, mounted the seat, and sat west-facing.

皇太子東面立，賓揖皇太子，贊冠者引適東序帷內，服玄衣素裳之服以出，立于席東，西面。 The crown prince stood east-facing; the guest bowed; the cap-assistant led him into the east-wing curtain, dressed him in black upper and plain lower garments, and brought him out west-facing east of the seat.

賓揖皇太子升筵，西向坐。 The guest bowed the prince up to the seat to sit west-facing.

皇太子興，賓揖皇太子，贊冠者引適東序帷內，朝服以出，立于席東，西面。 The prince rose; the guest bowed; the cap-assistant dressed him in court robes in the east-wing curtain and brought him out west-facing.

賓揖皇太子升筵坐，賓之贊冠者跪脫遠遊冠，興，復位。 The guest bowed the prince to the seat; the cap-assistant knelt, removed the far-travel cap, rose, and returned.

皇太子興，賓揖皇太子適東序，服袞冕之服以出，立于席東，西面。 The prince rose; the guest bowed him to the east wing; he emerged in dragon robes west-facing east of the seat.

主人贊冠者又設醴，皇太子席于室戶西，南向，下莞上藻。 The host's cap-assistant set the wine again; the prince's seat west of the chamber door, south-facing, rush below and algae above.

賓揖皇太子就筵西，南面立。 The guest bowed the prince to the seat's west to stand south-facing.

皇太子拜，受觶。 The crown prince bowed and received the goblet.

贊冠者與進饌者奉饌設於筵前，皇太子升筵坐，左執觶，右取脯，擩於棨，祭於籩、豆之間。 Cap-assistant and servers set food; the prince sat on the seat, goblet in left hand, took dried meat right, dipped on the stick, and offered between baskets and stands.

贊冠者取韭菹，遍擩於豆，以授皇太子，又祭於籩、豆之間。 The cap-assistant took leek pickle, dipped it across the stand, gave it to the prince, who offered again between baskets and stands.

贊冠者取鸑一，以授皇太子，皇太子奠觶于薦西，興，受鸑，卻左手執本坐，繚右手絕末以祭。 The cap-assistant gave one sliced bird; the prince set the goblet west of the mat, rose, received the bird, sat with left on the base, right severing the tip to offer.

皇太子坐，帨手取觶，以柶祭醴三，始扱一祭，又扱再祭，加柶於觶，面葉，興，筵末坐，啐醴，建柶，興，降筵西，南面坐，奠觶，再拜，執觶，興。 The prince sat, wiped his hands, took the goblet, offered to the wine three times—first one dip, then two—set the ladle on the goblet handle out, rose, sat at the seat's end, tasted the wine, set the ladle upright, descended west of the seat south-facing, set down the goblet, bowed twice, and rose with the goblet.

皇太子降，立於西階之東，南面。 The crown prince descended to stand east of the west steps, south-facing.

皇太子再拜曰：「某雖不敏，敢不祗奉。」 The crown prince bowed twice and said, "Though I am not adept, I dare not fail in reverent obedience."

洗馬引太子降阼階位，三師在南，北面，三少在北，南面立。 The Groom led the prince down the east steps; three tutors south north-facing; three juniors north south-facing.

皇太子西面再拜，三師等各再拜以出。 The prince bowed twice west-facing; the three tutors and others each bowed twice and left.

皇太子乘輿以入，侍臣從至閣，賓、贊及宗正卿出就會。 The crown prince rode in; attendants followed to the pavilion; guest, assistant, and Director went out to the reception.