Jin Chushi

CHINA, Zhejiang, Ningbo; Southern Song dynasty

Jin Chushi was a painter of Buddhist art. While there are few historical records, from the signature on the painting Ten Kings, he is believed to be from Mingzhou (present day Ningbo, Zhejiang). In addition, Jin is believed to have lived during the Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279) from the distinct artistic style of his work. He is often recognized by scholars to be the same person as the artist Jin Dashou.
Jin’s existing works include the nine scroll paintings of the Ten Kings of Hell, five of which are kept in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, USA, and the other four of which are kept at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston in Massachusetts, USA. A copy of the Ten Kings of Hell, painted during the Muromachi period (1392–1573) in Japan, is now kept at Hofukuji Temple in Okayama.