Ten Kings of Hell

Creator Name

Jin Chushi

Cultural Context

China

Date

before 1195

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art

About the Work

Metropolitan Museum of Art Object Description

Hanging scroll

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Title

Ten Kings of Hell

Creator

Jin Chushi, Chinese, active late 12th century, Artist

Worktype

Paintings

Cultural Context

China

Material

One of five of a set of ten hanging scrolls; ink and color on silk

Dimensions

Image: 51 x 19 1/2 in. (129.5 x 49.5 cm) Overall with knobs: 80 x 27 1/2 in. (203.2 x 69.9 cm);
height: 203.2004centimetre;
width: 69.8501centimetre;
height: 129.54025centimetre;
width: 49.530098centimetre

Technique

Language

Date

before 1195

Provenance

Rogers Fund, 1930

Style Period

Song dynasty (960–1279)

Rights

Public Domain

Inscription

Location

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Subjects

Swords; Kings; Men; Snakes; Demons

Topic

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