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Hanging scroll of a rocky cliff with pines above small figures, one in a dark hat, crossing a wooden bridge with a donkey.

Zhong Kui and demons crossing a bridge

A hanging scroll in ink and color on silk shows a rocky cliff with windswept pines above a group of figures crossing a wooden bridge. Among them is a large figure in a dark hat, with smaller attendants and a donkey, set in muted greens and ochres.

Artist
Attributed to Dai Jin (1388-1462)
Date
16th century
Medium
Ink and color on silk
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
1445 × 2404 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1600).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art