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King of Hell, 16th/17th century
Ink and color on silk, mounted framed and glazed.
55 x 36 7/8in (139 x 93.6cm)
$4,000 - 6,000

佚名 閻羅圖 設色絹本 鏡框 十六/十七世紀

This painting likely once belonged to a set of ten, and it illustrates the salvation to the damned. All eyes turn towards her splendid presence,
severe process of the afterlife. According to tradition, the dead journey and even the King of Hell bows in respect.
for three years facing a total of ten different Kings of Hell, each meting
punishment for one’s worldly sins. As seen in this scroll, demons See https://harvardartmuseums.org/article/reigning-over-a-hellish-
carry instruments of torture, and the punishment is especially visceral. bureaucracy for set of five King of Hell paintings dated to the
However, in the upper right corner, Guanyin arrives on a cloud, offering 15th/16th century in the collection of Harvard University .

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