英文說明:Ten Pictures of Kings, which depict the horror of hell, have been circulated among the common people since the Song Dynasty. They combine Taoist, Confucian and Buddhist thought and were hung by common folk during certain occasions like the 15th day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar when Buddhists offered relief to suffering dead souls or when performing Buddhist or Taoist rites for the dead during funerals. There are a total of ten pictures, each of which is a palace. The first is the Palace of King Qinguang, the second the Palace of King Chujiang, the third the Palace of King Songdi, the fourth the Palace of King Wuguan, the fifth the Palace of Emperor Yanluo (the King of Hell), the sixth the Palace of King Kacheng, the seventh the Palace of King Taishan, the eighth the Palace of King Pingdeng, the ninth the Palace of King Dushi, the tenth the Palace of King Lunzhuang. These paintings, all well preserved, were printed in color and framed to protect them.