地じ獄ごく絵え

noun

picture of Hell; painting of Hell

Refers to a visual depiction of Buddhist hell, often found in religious art or literature. The cross-reference 地獄変 (Jigokuhen) is a famous story by Akutagawa Ryūnosuke about a painter creating a hell screen.

See also: 地獄変

• 寺てらで古ふるい地じ獄ごく絵えを見みた。

  I saw an old picture of Hell at the temple.

• 芥あくた川がわ龍りゅう之の介すけの『地じ獄ごく変へん』には、地じ獄ごく絵えを描えがく絵え師しが登とう場じょうする。

  In Akutagawa Ryūnosuke's 'Jigokuhen,' a painter who creates a picture of Hell appears.