Zhong Kui, the Demon Queller

Okumura Masanobu Japanese

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 231

Zhong Kui, known in Japan as Shōki, is a guardian deity of Chinese origins associated with protection from disease. In Japan he is closely connected to the health and well-being of children.

Zhong Kui, the Demon Queller, Okumura Masanobu (Japanese, 1686–1764), Woodblock print (urushi-e); ink and color on paper, Japan

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