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Zhong Kui, the Demon Queller, Patrolling the Palace   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Hongwu (active 1751-1792)
Title
Zhong Kui, the Demon Queller, Patrolling the Palace
Description
"This painting shows Zhong Kui riding a donkey and patrolling the palace grounds under blossoming peach trees, which have a particular association with the cult of immortality, and therefore a long and healthy life. The legendary hero is accompanied by a retinue of subjugated demons, who carry a wine jar, brocade cushion, food boxes, and an umbrella."
— Freer Gallery of Art / Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Date Late 18th century
Medium Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions H x W (image): 237.5 x 126.8 cm (93 1/2 x 49 15/16 in)
institution QS:P195,Q1075126
Accession number
F1982.13
Place of creation China during the Qing dynasty
Credit line Gift of Dr. Jack Light
References Zhong Kui, the Demon Queller, Patrolling the Palace. Washington, DC: Freer Gallery of Art / Arthur M. Sackler Gallery.
Source/Photographer Zhong Kui, the Demon Queller, Patrolling the Palace. Washington, DC: Freer Gallery of Art / Arthur M. Sackler Gallery.

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