Zhong Kui taming the Five Pestilences

A hanging scroll in faded ink on dark brown silk shows a bearded figure seated on a craggy rock at left, with a small attendant below and a table laden with fruit at right. Faint traces of a tall pagoda-like form, a tiger and small creatures near the lower right remain legible on the worn, dim surface.

Artist

Unknown

Date

16th-17th century

Medium

Ink and color on silk

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)

Size

1326 × 2240 px

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