Distinguishing Good from Evil
A multi-panel polychrome woodblock print divided into scenes set in courts, streets and a hell-like landscape. Officials at tables, kneeling figures and rows of attendants fill the panels, with clouds and Chinese characters in the margins. Bright blue, yellow and red inks frame the composition.
Look closer: A small inscription in red and black characters in the upper-left corner panel, beside the trees.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1796–1820
- Medium
- Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Source
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Size
- 3400 × 2261 px
Public domain · The Cleveland Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1820).
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, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund