Zhong Kui Supported by Ghosts

Cleveland Museum of Art

Zhong Kui Supported by Ghosts

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Date
1700s
Medium
hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper
Culture
China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Department
Chinese Art
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
135655

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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.

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Credit line
Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund
Provenance
1700s: Fang Shishu 方士庶 [1692–1751] | 1800s: Dai Zhi 戴植 [1800s] | mid-late 1800s: Ren Bonian 任伯年 [Ren Yi 任頤] [1840–1895] | ?–1959: C. C. Wang 王季遷 [1907–2003], New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art | 1959–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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