Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper. Painting of three Yama kings (6th, 7th and 8th kings of Hell) and scenes of hell. This painting depicts three of the Kings of Hell: On the top is the Metropolitan King (Du Shi Huang), who is responsible for judgement in the Eighth Court of Hell. He is seated in front of a desk, fanned by an attendant, flanked by 5 deities on the left and 6 deities on the right. Depicted below are several judgement scenes (From left to right, top to bottom): 1. Two demons are escorting a man with a high hat to the district court for judgement. 2. A demon is escorting a couple locked in a cangue towards the gate of the 'Deep Hell', reflecting what is inscribed on his fan: "quickly escort the ghosts to hell". 3. An underworld official and a demon are gazing at eight people who are being beaten by beasts. A gun and a trident lie on the ground. On the lower left of the painting the King of Mount Tai (Tai Shan Huang) is depicted. He is responsible for judgements in the seventh Court of Hell. He is seated in front of a desk with two attendants standing at the back and is flanked by three deities on each side. Depicted below are several judgement scenes (From left to right, top to bottom): 1. A demon holding a trident has two kneeling figures by his side. 2. A demon carrying a spiked mace is watching four people being tortured by two beasts. On the lower right of the painting the King of Transformation (Bian Cheng Huang) is depicted. He is responsible for judgement in the Sixth Court of Hell. He is sitting in front of a desk, fanned by an attendant at the back, and by three deity figures at each side. One of them on the right is carrying his head, in the form of a dragon, on his hand. Depicted below are judgement scenes (From left to right, top to bottom): 1. One demon is holding twin swords, while another is holding a feather. 2. A monk carrying a monk's staff and a bowl is giving out alms to five begging figures, an old woman locked in a cangue and four kneeling figures with both hands tied together. A red stamp with an inscription in the middle right of the painting indicates that it was made in Foshan city in Guangdong province.
Shown on the top of the painting is the Metropolitan King, Du Shi Huang, who is responsible for judgement in the Eighth Court of Hell. He is seated in front of a desk, fanned by an attendant and flanked by five deities on the left and six deities on the right. Depicted below are several judgement scenes. One shows two demons escorting a man with a high hat to the district court for judgement. In the second, a demon is escorting a couple locked in a cangue towards the gate of the 'Deep Hell', reflecting what is inscribed on his fan: "quickly escort the ghosts to hell". The third scene shows an underworld official and a demon gazing at eight people who are being beaten by beasts. A gun and a trident lie on the ground. On the lower left of the painting the King of Mount Tai, Tai Shan Huang, is depicted. He is responsible for judgements in the Seventh Court of Hell. He is seated in front of a desk with two attendants standing at the back and is flanked by three deities on each side. Depicted below are two judgement scenes. One shows a demon holding a trident with two kneeling figures by his side. In the second, a demon carrying a spiked mace is watching four people being tortured by two beasts. On the lower right of the painting the King of Transformation, Bian Cheng Huang, is depicted. He is responsible for judgement in the Sixth Court of Hell. He is sitting in front of a desk, fanned by an attendant at the back, and by three deity figures at each side. One of the figures on the right is carrying his head in his hand, in the form of a dragon. Depicted below are two judgement scenes. In one scene, one demon is holding twin swords, while another is holding a feather. In the second scene a monk carrying a monk's staff and a bowl is giving out alms to five begging figures, an old woman locked in a cangue and four kneeling figures with both hands tied together.
