id:			98870
accession number:	1918.544
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1918.544
updated:		2022-01-13 10:00:42.638000

Heavenly King Virudhaka, 1368-1644. China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Hanging scroll, color on silk; painting only: 110 x 75.2 cm (43 5/16 x 29 5/8 in.); overall: 243 x 95 cm (95 11/16 x 37 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Worcester R. Warner Collection 1918.544

title:				Heavenly King Virudhaka
title in original language:	增長天王
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creation date:			1368-1644
creation date earliest:		1368
creation date latest:		1644
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creditline:			Worcester R. Warner Collection
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culture:	China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
technique:	hanging scroll, color on silk
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	ASIAN - Hanging scroll
type:		Painting
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measurements: Painting only: 110 x 75.2 cm (43 5/16 x 29 5/8 in.); Overall: 243 x 95 cm (95 11/16 x 37 3/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Taming Tigers and Releasing Dragons: Masterpieces of Chinese Buddhist Art – Chinese Gallery Rotation 240a, 241c
	opening date:   2019-02-08T05:00:00
	<i>Taming Tigers and Releasing Dragons: Masterpieces of Chinese Buddhist Art – Chinese Gallery Rotation 240a, 241c</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (February 8-August 11, 2019).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Langdon Warner [1888-1955], given to the Cleveland Museum of Art in 1918
	date: ?-1918
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 1918-present
	date: 1918-
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wall description: 
Heavenly Kings are guardians who watch over the cardinal directions: north, south, west, and east. Sculptures or paintings of these guardian kings are often placed at the entrance or at the four corners of the altar or inner temple. <br><br>This king is the guardian of the south (<em>Zengzhang tianwang</em>, also called Virudhaka). His attribute is a sword carried in his right hand to protect the southern continent and the dharma, or Buddhist teaching. Associated with the color blue, his face is depicted in that color. His fearsome bulging eyes, the dark face, and his demonic attendants keep evil away. <br><br>This painting was recently restored by conservators of the museum’s Chinese painting conservation studio. They stabilized loose pigment and creases and replaced the silk mount. The Guardian’s legs are missing; the painting was cropped long before it entered the museum’s collection.
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