Geohun (act. 18th century) Gyeonghwan Hye... Jeonggwan Yeongin Yeongu Seonhong Yeongsu

Kshitigarbha with the Ten Kings of Hell, 1775

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Geohun (act. 18th century)
Gyeonghwan
Hye...
Jeonggwan
Yeongin
Yeongu
Seonhong
Yeongsu
Kshitigarbha with the Ten Kings of Hell, 1775
Dated 1775 and inscribed with temple location Chungcheong-do, Jincheon-hyeon, Mount Duta and with painters' names as above
4nk, color and gold on silk, framed
57 x 70in. (145 x 178cm.)

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Lot Essay

The bodhisattva Kshitigarbha (Jijang in Korean) is the deity of the afterlife who redeems souls suffering in hell into the Pure Land of the Buddha Amitabha (Amita). The Ten Kings of Hell, shown here surrounded by their assistants and officials, judge whether the soul of a deceased is to be consigned to a hot or cold hell or to be reborn as a deity, human being, animal, demon or hungry ghost.

This painting was commissioned to hang in a monastery's Hall of the Underworld (Myeongbu-jeon) to accrue merit for the donor.

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