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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1935.37.47
Title
Door God: Demon Queller Zhong Kui, Holding Brush and Scroll, Rewards Benevolence and Punishes Evil
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
early 20th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China, Henan province, Lingbao
Period
Qing dynasty, 1644-1911
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/206247

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed inscription on the scroll reading: "Shang Shan Fa E" ("Reward Benevolence and Punish Evil"), and printed shop inscription "Xie Li" (probably the print shop name), and "Ling Yi" (alternative name for Lingbao). Probably from Lingbao, Henan.
Dimensions
paper: 30.6 x 28.2 cm (12 1/16 x 11 1/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Carl Schuster, Esq.
Accession Year
1935
Object Number
1935.37.47
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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