Watercolour and ink painting of Zhongkui, king of ghosts in Chinese folklore, produced for the lunar New Year. Zhongkui rides on the back of a black tiger, flying over a mountainous landscape. He holds a flaming orb in one upraised hand. Two figures stand below on a hillside, one brandishing an unsheathed sword, the other hoding a brown ring with a diamond motif in both hands. The painting is adhered to a long scroll of heavy paper covered with white silk, attached to a wood scroll bar. A brown ribbon is attached at top.

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• Type of Item painting
• Culture Chinese
• Measurements height 218.0 cm, width 75.5 cm, depth 4.2 cm (overall) height 78.5 cm, width 49.2 cm (image)

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• Creator Xingru Wang
• Previous Owner April Liu
• Received from April Liu

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• Made in Mianzhu

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• Creation Date during 2003
• Ownership Date before October 27, 2014
• Acquisition Date on October 27, 2014

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• Item Classes paintings; works on paper
• Condition good
• Accession Number 3082/0002