Object Number | 29-96-553 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Buddhist |
Provenience | Japan |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Paper | Metal | Wood | Pigment |
Iconography | Enma | Hell |
Inscription Language | Japanese Language |
Description | Buddhist temple paper scroll. Kakemono of Buddhist hell. Central figure at top King of Hell known as Enma (閻魔) depicted as a magistrate judging the dead. Many scenes of tortures by demons. Colors red, green, gold and white. Condition torn and mended. |
Length | 271 cm |
Width | 187 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | CG98-1-169 - Found in Collection Number |
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