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Heavenly King Virudhaka
The Cleveland Museum of Art · Worcester R. Warner Collection
Museum

Heavenly King Virudhaka

1368–1644
Medium
hanging scroll; color on silk
Dimensions
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.)
Classification
Painting
Style
ASIAN - Hanging scroll
Origin
China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Institution
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Worcester R. Warner Collection

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Provenance

Public
?–1918

Langdon Warner [1888–1955], given to the Cleveland Museum of Art

1918–

The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Source provenance text

Langdon Warner [1888–1955], given to the Cleveland Museum of Art The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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Exhibitions

Public
Demons, Ghosts, and Goblins in Chinese Art

Taming Tigers and Releasing Dragons: Masterpieces of Chinese Buddhist Art – Chinese Gallery Rotation 240a, 241c

Source exhibition text

Taming Tigers and Releasing Dragons: Masterpieces of Chinese Buddhist Art – Chinese Gallery Rotation 240a, 241c. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (February 8-August 11, 2019). Demons, Ghosts, and Goblins in Chinese Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 8, 2024-January 20, 2025).

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Sourced Overview Evidence

Virudhaka, Lokapala or Heavenly King of the South, is one of four guardians placed at the entrance of Buddhist temple halls or hung on all four sides of an altar for protection against evil spirits. Having a blue face, Virudhaka wears armor and holds a sword. Demons flank the deity: one with open mouth and three eyes whirls a banner and holds a snake; the other has a dragon slung around his neck.

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Evidence state

0 observed sales · 0 comparable sales · 2 structured provenance events · 2 structured exhibitions.

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