Album of Daoist and Buddhist Themes: Kings of Hells: Leaf 40
A seated ruler in a dragon-carved throne presides over a palace hall, his robes drawn in fine ink lines. Below, attendants climb a balustraded staircase while a scribe in a tall hat stands at a table, and figures crowd the lower right corner.
Look closer: A small figure peers from the left edge beside a column, partly cut off by the border.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1200s
- Medium
- Album; ink on paper
- Source
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Size
- 3400 × 3041 px
Public domain · The Cleveland Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1299).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access, share_license_status=CC0)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access, share_license_status=CC0)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund in honor of Dr. Ju-hsi Chou and Gift of various donors to the department of Asian Art (by exchange)