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Six of the Ten Kings of Hell  1798

by Anonymous

According to Korean Buddhist belief, after death sinners find themselves in the Court of the Next World (Myeongbu), where they are judged by the Ten Kings of Hell (Siwang) in the Hall of Judgment of the Dead (Myeongbujeon).[1] Many Korean Buddhist temples include shrines that re-create the Hall of Judgment of the Dead and include sculptures of all the important figures fro...
Size: 
49 x 37 in. (124.46 x 93.98 cm) each
Medium: 
Unmounted, ink and color on silk
Credit: 
Courtesy of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art