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The fascinating and strange Japanese art history of Rokudo-e. Scroll paintings of the six types of existence and Hell Scrolls (Jigoku zoshi).

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Hungry Ghosts, Gaki Zoshi (Scroll of the Hungry Ghosts) (Late 12th c)
Rokudo-e (Six Realms of Birth) 13th c (copied 1800-1880)
Jigoku-zoshi ("Handscrolls of Buddhist Hell" or Hell Scroll) (12th c, Nara National Museum)

Further Reading & Sources:
History of Japanese Art by Penelope Mason
Japanese Art by Joan Stanley-Baker



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