Taizong's hell

All ten courts


Large image
Left side
Right side
Additional Scrolls
Main Gates
Comments

H Series Map
Left side
Court
Right side
Side-by-side

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Detailed instructions

Using a mouse:

Click anywhere on the image to zoom in. Hold the mouse button down and drag to move around the image, or click the control buttons at the bottom of the image window to zoom in, zoom out or pan around.

Use the button to return to the default view.

Use the button to view full screen (not in Flash version).

Use the navigator in the top left corner to move around the image once zoomed in - just click inside the area highlighted in red and drag with your mouse to the section you'd like to view.

Alternative keyboard shortcuts:

  • Zoom in = Shift key
  • Zoom out = CTRL key
  • Pan left = left arrow key
  • Pan right = right arrow key
  • Pan up = up arrow key
  • Pan down = down arrow key
  • Reset = ESC key

H Series (H1-H3)

Like the D series, the H series seems to be in the southern style and gathers all courts onto a single scroll. Yet what is unique about this series is the two flanking scrolls of guardian images, thereby making this a three-scroll set. While they are physically among the smallest scrolls, these guardian images are among the largest within the hellish population of this collection. On their backs, these scrolls bear the "trademark" (jihao) of a certain Deng Falin. As these scrolls are usually produced from artisan workshops and not artists, they are rarely signed. (Image: 46 X 111 cm.)