Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Introduction vii
4. EVOLUTION OF TEN KINGS PAINTINGS IN CHINA
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. Images of the Ten Kings: Early Traces 5
7. 2. Transitional Link from Handscroll to Individualized Hanging Scrolls: The Former Packard Set 17
8. 3. Full Efflorescence in Southern Song Ningbo 21
9. 4. Post-Song Variations 27
10. THE TEN KINGS CULT IN KORYŎ
11. Introduction 33
12. 5. Buddhist Rituals and the Ten Kings Paintings in Koryŏ 35
13. 6. The Scripture on the Ten Kings from Haeinsa (1246) 44
14. THE TEN KINGS FROM THE SEIKADŌ BUNKO ART MUSEUM
15. 7. Introduction to the Seikadō Ten Kings 65
16. 8. The Seikadō Ten Kings as Iconic Images 75
17. 9. Northern Song Figure-Painting Styles in the Seikadō Ten Kings 87
18. 10. Northern Song Landscape- and Flower-Painting Styles in the Seikadō Ten Kings 132
19. 11. Ritual Context: Royal Ancestral Worship in the Buddhist Style 156
20. Conclusion 160
21. Appendix 163
22. Glossary 167
23. Notes 171
24. Bibliography 193
25. Illustration Credits 203
26. Index 205
27. ABOUT THE AUTHOR 213