1974.77: Chin'gwang Wang, First of the Ten Kings of Hell

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1974.77

Title

Chin'gwang Wang, First of the Ten Kings of Hell

Other Titles

Original Language Title: 第一秦廣王
Alternate Title: Jin'gwang Wang

Classification

Paintings

Work Type

hanging scroll, painting

Date

late 14th century

Places

Creation Place: East Asia, Korea

Period

Koryŏ dynasty, 918-1392

Culture

Korean

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/202112

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Hanging scroll; ink, colors, and gold pigment on silk; with a brush-written inscription reading "Che il Chin'gwang Wang" (第一秦廣王) in a rectangular red cartouche in the upper right corner

Dimensions

painting proper: H. 61.5 x W. 45 cm (24 3/16 x 17 11/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Nathan V. Hammer

Accession Year

1974

Object Number

1974.77

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Publication History

• Cheeyun Kwon, "The Ten Kings from the former Packard Collection: A Reassessment", Oriental Art (2005), Vol. LV, no. 2, pp. 28-36, p. 29, fig. 1a
• Masterpieces of Goryeo Buddhist Painting: A Long Lost Look after 700 Years, exh. cat., National Museum of Korea (Seoul, 2010), p. 170 and p. 306, cat. 70

Exhibition History

• The Arts of Korea, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 07/11/1992 - 01/31/1993
• Special Exhibition of the Buddhist Paintings of the Goryeo Dynasty, National Museum of Korea, Seoul, 10/11/2010 - 11/21/2010
• 32Q: 2740 Buddhist II, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 07/23/2022 - 12/12/2022

Subjects and Contexts

• Collection Highlights
• Google Art Project

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