南宋 金處士 十王圖 軸|Ten Kings of Hell
before 1195
Medium
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)
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
China · Song dynasty (960–1279)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1930
Accession Number
30.76.291
Tags
Art Historical Context
This exquisite hanging scroll, *Ten Kings of Hell*, by the Southern Song dynasty artist Jin Chushi ( before 1195), one of five surviving panels from an original set of ten. Created in ink and color on silk—a medium prized for its luminous sheen and fine detail—the work measures an imposing 51 x 19½ inches, designed to unroll dramatically for contemplation or ritual display. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum Art's Asian Art departmentRogers Fund, 1930), it exemplifies the Song era's masterful fusion of storytelling and artistry. In Chinese Buddhist cosmology, the Ten Kings preside over the aft...