Home›Sacred Objects, Dress & Symbols›Sacred Art & Iconography›Zhong Kui, Hanging Scroll (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1986.267.270)Sacred Art & IconographyZhong Kui, Hanging Scroll (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1986.267.270)Ink on bark paper, China, 20th century, Metropolitan Museum of Art 1986.267.270Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Zhong Kui, Hanging Scroll (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1986.267.270)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sacred-art-iconography/zhong-kui-hanging-scroll-met-1986-267-270.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Zhong Kui, Hanging Scroll (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1986.267.270). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sacred-art-iconography/zhong-kui-hanging-scroll-met-1986-267-270Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-zhong-kui-hanging-scroll-metropolitan-mu, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Zhong Kui, Hanging Scroll (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1986.267.270)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sacred-art-iconography/zhong-kui-hanging-scroll-met-1986-267-270}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXScriptural and Theological TraditionVerifiedA 20th century Chinese hanging scroll titled simply "Zhong Kui," ink on bark paper, roughly thirty inches tall. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession 1986.267.270, Asian Art department, given by Robert Hatfield Ellsworth in memory of La Ferne Hatfield Ellsworth in 1986.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsOriginsCreationWell-attested1900 to 1963 1Date of CreationWell-attested20th century 1Attributed ToWell-attestedPu Ru 1CountryWell-attestedChina 1AttributionsTraditionWell-attestedChinese folk religion 1Subject MatterDepicted SubjectWell-attestedZhong Kui, the demon-queller of Chinese folk religion, traditionally invoked to ward off evil spirits 1CustodyCurrent LocationWell-attestedThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 1Current CustodianWell-attestedThe Metropolitan Museum of Art 1Custody HistoryWell-attestedGift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, in memory of La Ferne Hatfield Ellsworth, 1986 1Physical FormMediumWell-attestedHanging scroll; ink on bark paper 1DimensionsWell-attested29 5/8 x 12 5/8 in. (75.2 x 32.1 cm) 1Rights and ReproductionReproduction and CopyrightWell-attestedThe Metropolitan Museum of Art does not designate this work as public domain; reproduction rights are not open and permission from the museum would be required. 1Cross-Tradition ConnectionsBelongs to TraditionChinese Folk Religion, Religions Well-attested Source Zhong Kui, accession 1986.267.270 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1DepictsZhong Kui, Deities Well-attested The Met's own title for this scroll is the deity's bare name, "Zhong Kui," a narrative identification rather than a bare tag.Source Zhong Kui, accession 1986.267.270 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1Sources1. Zhong Kui, accession 1986.267.270 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1Metropolitan Museum of Artaccession 1986.267.270View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearChoose a year to see this entry's facts and connections as the atlas records them at that moment: what it held then, what it held instead, and what it had not yet adopted. Choose Present for the current record.YearPresent1900Show This Year