noun
picture of Hell; Hell Screen
Refers to a depiction of Hell, especially in Buddhist art. Also the title of Ryūnosuke Akutagawa's short story 'Hell Screen' (地獄変).
芥川龍之介の『地獄変』は、地獄の絵を描く絵師の物語だ。
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa's 'Hell Screen' is a story about an artist who paints a picture of Hell.
地獄 means 'Hell' itself, while 地獄変 specifically refers to a picture or depiction of Hell.
Compound of 地獄 (jigoku, 'Hell') and 変 (hen, 'change' or 'strange'), here used in the sense of a 'picture' or 'depiction' of Hell, likely from the Buddhist art tradition of illustrating the torments of Hell.