This talk by Seung Hee Oh centers on "One of the Ten Kings of Hell," a hanging scroll from Ming dynasty China (1368–1644), on view in Gallery 2740. The discussion considers the unique vision of the afterlife presented in East Asian Buddhist art and sheds light on how gender and otherness have shaped these images of hell.
TAKE A CLOSER LOOK:
+ "One of the Ten Kings of Hell," China, Ming dynasty, 15th–16th century. Hanging scroll; ink and colors on silk. Harvard Art Museums, Gift of Claudia Brown and Emily Rabiner in memory of Donald N. Rabiner and in honor of Robert D. Mowry, 2002.57. [ Ссылка ]
+ Explore works on view in our East Asian and Buddhist Art Gallery: [ Ссылка ]
SPEAKER:
+ Seung Hee Oh, Graduate Student Intern, Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art, Harvard Art Museums, PhD candidate in the Department of Art and Architecture, Harvard University;
+ Moderated by Soyoung Lee, Landon and Lavinia Clay Chief Curator, Harvard Art Museums.
This talk is part of a series inspired by ReFrame, a museum-wide initiative to reimagine the function, role, and future of the university art museum. These talks examine difficult histories, foreground untold stories, and experiment with new approaches to the collections of the Harvard Art Museums, reflecting the concerns of our world today.
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Video Thumbnail: (Detail) "One of the Ten Kings of Hell," China, Ming dynasty, 15th–16th century. Hanging scroll; ink and colors on silk. Harvard Art Museums, Gift of Claudia Brown and Emily Rabiner in memory of Donald N. Rabiner and in honor of Robert D. Mowry, 2002.57.
Recorded May 24, 2022. © President and Fellows of Harvard College. For questions related to permission for commercial use of this video, please contact the Department of Digital Imaging and Visual Resources at am_divr@harvard.edu.
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