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Ten Kings 十王図の内 King of Metamorphosis 変成王図 Collection from the Kanda family 神田家伝来(神田香巌・喜一郎)
Early Muromachi period (14th century)
Gold painting on silk
Maitreya Bodhisattva statue included
Total Length 171×57,3 cm
Main paper 95.5 x 40.5cm
Hanging scroll / Kakejiku
Accessory:wood box
Collection from the Kanda family
A depiction of the king of metamorphosis in the Ten Kings. Maitreya Bodhisattva is drawn at the top of the screen.
Ten kings were described in scriptures established during the Tang dynasty in China, and their beliefs flourished, and they were depicted in paintings.
In Japan, it was created based on Buddhist paintings imported from the continent, and became the basis for imagining the afterlife.
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