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Sketches of the Ten Kings of Hell (Jūō zu) by Kano Tan'yū — VisualArtsDB

Sketches of the Ten Kings of Hell (Jūō zu)

Sketches of the Ten Kings of Hell (Jūō zu)

1658

Medium: Handscroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 42.7 x 679.4 cm (16 13/16 x 267 1/2 in.)
Genre: Painting
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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Sketches of the Ten Kings of Hell (Juō-zu), copied from a painting attributed to the Sung-dynasty Chinese artist Lu Hsin-chung (active 13th century)

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