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Zhong Kui Supported by Ghosts

鍾馗逐鬼

1700s

Luo Ping 羅聘

(Chinese, 1733–1799)
Culture
China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Medium
hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper
Measurements
Overall: 96.9 x 48.9 cm (38 1/8 x 19 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund 1959.185
Public Domain
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In popular belief, Zhong Kui is a powerful guard against evil spirits, particularly on New Year’s Day and at the Double-Fifth Festival, on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, when his image is displayed in households to prevent diseases and other misfortunes.
A hanging scroll in ink and muted colors depicts Zhong Kui and three ghosts walking toward our left. Zhong Kui, a man with light skin tone and a large dark beard, wears loose robes over a rounded belly while supported by three small figures. A thick tree trunk rises along our right, its arching branches bearing pink blossoms. Sparse bamboo appears behind them, above a rocky foreground with dark tufts.

Zhong Kui Supported by Ghosts

1700s

Luo Ping

(Chinese, 1733–1799)
China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

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