The painting depicts a gathering of immortals with attendants in architectural setting all standing amongst scrolling clouds, wearing long robes and with distinctive individual faces. Below them a group of demons an humans. Measure motif 84x118 cm. Meaure with frame 102x137 cm. Laid on a panel.
No glass. Wear, damges.
From the collection of Dagmar Glimstedt, Thence by descent.
Purchased from Gösta Montell (1899-1975), head of the Etnographic Museum 1954-1966. Montell took part on Sven Hedins expedition in Central Asia 1929-1933. He published three books; one about the Temple Yonghegong together with Ferdinand Lessing and one about the Mongols and another 'Amidst gods and people, memories of happy years in Peking'.
Compare with a group of paintings of 'Hevenly Emperors' in the Metropolitan Museum New York, dated as Ming/Qing. Credit
Object Number: 57.116.2. Object Number: 57.116.1
Yanluo Wang is featured in the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West.
Yanluo Wang is the god of death and the ruler of Diyu, overseeing the "Ten Kings of Hell" in its capital of Youdu. The name is a transcription of the Sanskrit for "King Yama".