Assembled deities

On the left is the Heavenly Dragon General who inhabits the lower reaches of Indra's realm on the summit of Mount Sumeru. In Joseon ideology the Dragon General crushes evil and maintains peace. Together these gods and deities make up the distinctive Korean combination of Vedic, Buddhist and Chinese Daoist traditions that appeared in temple paintings and murals of the Joseon period.

Another painting of the same subject was sold in these Rooms, 15 September 2010, lot 699.