EditorialBowl with Kui Xing and a scholar in a fenced garden, Porcelain bowl with a spreading rim, painted in underglaze blue. On the outside wall five medallions with Kui Xing, the God of the Exams, with his attributes on a dragon head between waves and clouds...
EditorialZhang Shun, the White Splash in the Waves, and Li Kui, the Black Whirlwind, in an Underwater Struggle (Rori Hakucho Chojun and Kokusenpu Riki). Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Japanese, 1839-1892. Date: 1887. Dimensions: Each 25.2 x 37.8 cm. Color woodblock print...
EditorialLi Kui (Kokusenpu Riki, ichimei Ritetsugyu), from the series "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Tsuzoku Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori)". Utagawa Kuniyoshi; Japanese, 1797-1861. Date: 1822-1832. Dimensions: 37.9 x 26.2...
EditorialZhang Shun, the White Splash in the Waves, and Li Kui, the Black Whirlwind, in an Underwater Struggle (Rori Hakucho Chojun and Kokusenpu Riki). Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Japanese, 1839-1892. Date: 1887. Dimensions: Each 25.2 x 37.8 cm. Color woodblock print...
EditorialLi Kui (Kokusenpu Riki, ichimei Ritetsugyu), from the series "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Tsuzoku Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori)". Utagawa Kuniyoshi; Japanese, 1797-1861. Date: 1822-1832. Dimensions: 37.9 x 26.2...
EditorialThe 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.).
EditorialLi Kui (Kokusenpu Riki, ichimei Ritetsugyu), from the series "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Tsuzoku Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori)". Utagawa Kuniyoshi; Japanese, 1797-1861. Date: 1822-1832. Dimensions: 37.9 x 26.2...
EditorialBox with Ink Cakes: Red Ink Cake in Shape of a Kui Dragon, 1795-1820. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1912), Jiaqing reign (1795-1820). Ink cake; case: 26.4 x 19.1 cm (10 3/8 x 7 1/2 in.); lid: 26.5 x 19.2 cm (10 7/16 x 7 9/16 in.).
EditorialChildren at Play, 1508. Xia Kui (Chinese, active c. 1405-1445). Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk; overall: 211.5 x 126.8 cm (83 1/4 x 49 15/16 in.); painting only: 62.5 x 113.7 cm (24 5/8 x 44 3/4 in.).
EditorialMirror with Linked Arcs and Kui Dragons, 2nd century. China, Eastern Han dynasty (25-220). Bronze; diameter: 12.5 cm (4 15/16 in.); overall: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.); rim: 0.4 cm (3/16 in.).
EditorialLi Kui (Kokusenpu Riki, ichimei Ritetsugyu), from the series "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Tsuzoku Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori)". Utagawa Kuniyoshi; Japanese, 1797-1861. Date: 1822-1832. Dimensions: 38.8 x 26.6...
EditorialLi Kui (Kokusenpu Riki, ichimei Ritetsugyu), from the series "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Tsuzoku Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori)". Utagawa Kuniyoshi; Japanese, 1797-1861. Date: 1822-1832. Dimensions: 37.9 x 26.2...
EditorialZhang Shun, the White Splash in the Waves, and Li Kui, the Black Whirlwind, in an Underwater Struggle (Rori Hakucho Chojun and Kokusenpu Riki). Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Japanese, 1839-1892. Date: 1887. Dimensions: Each 25.2 x 37.8 cm. Color woodblock print...
EditorialPolestar Deity Kui Xing, Ming dynasty (1368?1644), 16th?17th century, China, Leaded tin brass; lost-wax cast, H. 9 1/2 in. (24 cm), Sculpture, The Pole Star, a popular religious figure associated with the Lord of Literature (Wen Chang Dijun), was the t...
EditorialSnuff Bottle with Zhong Kui, the Demon Exorcist, Qing dynasty (1644?1911), early 19th century, China, Porcelain with coral stopper, H. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm), Snuff Bottles.
Editorial??/? ?? ????? ?, The Demon Queller Zhong Kui Giving His Sister Away in Marriage, Yuan dynasty (1271?1368), China, Handscroll; ink on silk, Image: 9 5/8 x 99 3/4 in. (24.4 x 253.4 cm), Paintings, Yan Geng (active late 13th century), Here, the legendary ...
Editorial? ?? ?? ?, Zhong Kui, Qing dynasty (1644?1911), dated 1883, China, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, Image: 67 5/8 x 36 3/4 in. (171.8 x 93.3 cm), Paintings, Ren Yi (Ren Bonian) (Chinese, 1840?1896), Ren Yi, a leader of the late Qing Shanghai sch...
EditorialLandscapes Painted for Wang Kui, Qing dynasty (1644?1911), 17th century, China, Album of eight painted leaves; ink and color on paper, Each leaf: 9 x 12 1/4 in. (22.9 x 31.1 cm), Paintings, Wang Jian (Chinese, 1609?1677 or 1688), Wu Li (Chinese, 1632?1...