The Lantern Night Excursion of Zhong Kui

late 1200s-early 1300s

Yan Hui

Yan Hui (Chinese, active 1270–1310)

Chinese Art

The Lantern Night Excursion of Zhong Kui, late 1200s-early 1300s. Yan Hui (Chinese, active 1270–1310). Handscroll; ink and slight color on silk; image: 24.8 x 240.3 cm (9 3/4 x 94 5/8 in.); overall: 25.7 x 904.4 cm (10 1/8 x 356 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund 1961.206 Zhong Kui was an ancient ghostbuster.
Maker/Artist
Yan Hui
Classification
Painting
Formatted Medium
handscroll; ink and slight color on silk
Dimensions
Image: 24.8 x 240.3 cm (9 3/4 x 94 5/8 in.); Overall: 25.7 x 904.4 cm (10 1/8 x 356 1/16 in.)
Inscribed
Inscription: Artist's signature [and probable seal]: Yan Qiuyue 顏秋月 Title on frontispiece and 1 seal of Niu Shuyu 鈕樹玉 (1760-1827): Qiuyue mohuan 秋月墨幻 [Qiuyue's Ink Fantasy]. 31 additional seals: 2 of Yang Shiqi 楊士奇 (1365-1444); 2 of An Guo 安國 (1481-1534); 8 of Xiang Yuanbian 項元汴 (1525-1590); 2 of Geng Zhaozhong 耿昭忠 (1640-1686); 4 of Pu Tung 溥侗 (1870-1952); 7 of Tan Jing 譚敬 (1911-1991); 1 of Liu Ting-chih (20th c.); 5 unidentified. Inscription: An inscription by Zizhi Shanren 紫芝山人 [probably Jiang Hui 蔣惠], dated 1389 Inscription: An inscription by Wu Kuan 吳寬 (1436–1504)
Departments
Chinese Art
Accession Number
1961.206
Credit Line
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
Rights Statement
CC0

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