Treasures of JapanA catalogue of Japan's designated cultural properties 2,690 works catalogued

Home › Browse › Paintings › Nanbokuchō period › Ten Kings of Hell, Yanluo Wang (J., Enra Ō; Skt., Yamaraāja)

Important Cultural Property

Ten Kings of Hell, Yanluo Wang (J., Enra Ō; Skt., Yamaraāja)

閻羅王図（十王図のうち）

At a glance — Painting · Nanbokuchō period, 14th century · held by Nara National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan.

Fact Sheet

Designation: Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Category: Paintings
Period: Nanbokuchō period, 14th century
Date: 1301–1400
Dimensions: H 85.9, W 50.8
Held by: Nara National Museum
Location: Nara Park, Nara
Catalogue ID: cobas-15625

Find more

Same period: Nanbokuchō paintings →
At this museum: All 301 works here →

Ten Kings of Hell, Yanluo Wang (J., Enra Ō; Skt., Yamaraāja) is a painting of Nanbokuchō period, 14th century (1301–1400), held by the Nara National Museum and designated a Important Cultural Property (重要文化財) of Japan. The facts below are transcribed from the official catalogue record; this entry carries no museum description in English.

Record & Sources

Designation: Important Cultural Property (重要文化財), Government of Japan
Catalogue ID: cobas-15625 (permanent)
Official record: Japan Search — jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-15625
Holder's collection: ColBase — Nara National Museum
Photograph: Nara National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0. CC BY 4.0 licence

Cite this page: “Ten Kings of Hell, Yanluo Wang (J., Enra Ō; Skt., Yamaraāja)（閻羅王図（十王図のうち））.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-15625. Nara National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/ten-kings-of-hell-yanluo-wang-j-enra-skt-yamara-ja/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.

Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)

Category: Paintings, sketches, and prints:Japan:Buddhist paintings
Genre: Paintings
Material: Hanging scroll; ink and colors on silk
Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
Size: H 85.9, W 50.8
員数: １幅
分類: 絵画
種別: 絵画:日本:仏画
品質形状: 絹本著色金泥掛幅
法量: 縦85.9 横50.8

Also at the Nara National Museum More →

National Treasure

Hue of the Water, Light on the Peaks

山水図（水色巒光図）

Paintings · Muromachi, 15th centuryNara NM

National Treasure

Bishamon Ten (Vaiśravaṇa), Extermination of Evil (J., Hekija-e)

辟邪絵毘沙門天像

Paintings · Heian, 12th centuryNara NM

National Treasure

Eleven-Headed Kannon (Ekadaśamukha)

十一面観音像

Paintings · Heian, 12th centuryNara NM

National Treasure

Hell Scroll

地獄草紙

Paintings · Heian, 12th centuryNara NM

National Treasure

Sendan Kendatsuba (Cadana Gandharva), Extermination of Evil (J., Hekija-e)

辟邪絵栴檀乾闥婆

Paintings · Heian, 12th centuryNara NM

National Treasure

Shinchū, The Divine Insect, Extermination of Evil (J., Hekija-e)

辟邪絵神虫

Paintings · Heian, 12th centuryNara NM

National Treasure

Shōki, The Demon Queller (Zhongkuei), Extermination of Evil (J., Hekija-e)

辟邪絵鍾馗

Paintings · Heian, 12th centuryNara NM

National Treasure

Tenkeisei, God of Heavenly Punishment, Extermination of Evil (J., Hekija-e)

辟邪絵天刑星

Paintings · Heian, 12th centuryNara NM

More paintings of the Nanbokuchō period More →

National Treasure