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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2001.73
Title
Seated Chijang Posal (Chinese, Dizang Pusa; Sanskrit, Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha) Flanked by Monk Tomyŏng (Chinese, Daoming) and Demon King Mutŏk Kuiwang (Chinese, Wudu Guiwang) and Surrounded by the Ten Kings of Hell and Their Retinues
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Seated Jijang Bosal Flanked by Monk Domyeong and Demon King Mudok Guiwang and Surrounded by the Ten Kings of Hell and their Retinues
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
painting, hanging scroll
Date
18th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Korea
Period
Chosŏn dynasty, 1392-1910
Culture
Korean
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/173617

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Hanging scroll now mounted on a panel and framed; ink, colors, and gold pigment on silk
Dimensions
151.1 × 198.8 × 3.2 cm (59 1/2 × 78 1/4 × 1 1/4 in.)
frame: 155.6 × 203 × 8.3 cm (61 1/4 × 79 15/16 × 3 1/4 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David Berg, Esq., by exchange
Accession Year
2001
Object Number
2001.73
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Korean Fine Art, auct. cat., Kang Collection (New York, NY, c. 1995), cat. no. 19
  • Hongnam Kim, The Story of a Painting: A Korean Buddhist Treasure from the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, exh. cat., Asia Society Museum (New York, NY, 1991), p. 30
  • Adriana Proser, ed., Comparative Hell: Arts of Asian Underworlds, exh. cat., Asia Society (New York, 2022), pp. 88-89, no. 3; pp. 90-91, detail

Exhibition History

  • Comparative Hell: Arts of Asian Underworlds, Asia Society Museum, New York, 02/07/2023 - 05/07/2023

Subjects and Contexts

  • Google Art Project
  • Collection Highlights

Verification Level

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