King of Hell (Yanluo) Roof Tile
1500-1699
Scroll
King of Hell (Yanluo) Roof Tile
1500-1699
Physical Qualities
Earthenware with polychrome lead glaze, 14 1/8 x 10 x 5 1/8 in. (35.9 x 25.4 x 13 cm.)
Credit Line
Frank J. and Elizabeth L. Goodnow Collection
Object Number
1942.70.280
The figure represents one of the Chinese Kings of Hell, of which there are 10 in the Daoist and 18 in the Buddhist underworlds. The tile was probably made for a Daoist or Buddhist temple, where it would have mediated between the worlds of the living and the dead as well as aided in communicating with spirits.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest to the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, 1942; Goodnow Collection, Baltimore; probably acquired by Elizabeth Goodnow in China, c. 1912-1913
Asian Reinstallation: Home, Temple, Tomb
Asian Gallery Rotations 2021
[Asian Refresh]
Asian Gallery Rotations 2022
Asian Gallery Rotations 2023
Asian Rotations 2024
Asian Rotations 2025
'Prince Min' guardian roof tile, Ming dynasty, 16th or early 17th century; Glasgow Museums [http://collections.glasgowmuseums.com/starobject.html?oid=38562]
On View at the BMA
