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In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of July 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
As the concept of salvation became increasingly more emphasized in Buddhist schools in medieval East Asia, the gruesome depiction of various hells was given an important role: to promote Buddhist ethics. In the Buddhist infernal otherworld, the Ten Kings of Hell serve as judges of the deceased to determine their fates, including the type and severity of punishment.
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Jin Chushi — 金處士筆 十王図の内|Ten Kings of Hell
Unidentified artist — 明 佚名 絹本設色 鳥販圖 軸|Bird peddler
Hua Ziyou — Bathing of the Buddha Festival
Artist unknown
Japanese — Nehan: Death of the Buddha
Samantabhadra on an Elephant with Two Attendants
Miracle of the Dragon
Katsushika Ōi (Japanese, c. 1800-after 1857) — Operating on
Jin Chushi — 金處士筆 十王図の内|Ten Kings of Hell
Shakyamuni with two attendants
Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806) — Winter Scene fro
Utagawa Kuniyoshi — Lu Junyi (Gyokukirin Roshungi), from the
Unidentified artist|Emperor Huizong