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Description: | Depicted below the railing are several judgement scenes. One shows demons pulling the hair of a kneeling, half-naked couple. In the second scene, a couple are dumped into the Chamber of Grinding to be ground into powder, while three demons turn the grinder. The couple are punished for wasting food. The third scene shows a demon pulling the tongue of a woman, who is being punished for gossiping and stirring up trouble. The fourth scene shows a demon beating two kneeling couples with a spiked club, because they are cold-blooded murderers.
Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper. Painting of Yama king and scenes of hell. This painting depicts one of the Ten Kings of Hell sitting on a chair with his head leaning towards an underworld official, who holds a handscroll. He is watched by two attendants at the back, one of whom holds a wrapped parcel, the other a vase containing lotus blossom. On the right are two assisting judges, one holding a scroll, the other writing. A kneeling couple, the man holding a knife, are expecting their judgement. A man holding a bamboo staff is standing next to them. Depicted below the railing are several judgement scenes. The painting was probably hung in a temple. | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | paper (fiber product) Death wood scroll paintings (ritual & belief: representations) paper Paintings pigment iron textile ink | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-99904 | Go to resource |
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