# Zhong Kui Supported by Ghosts

- By: Luo Ping (Chinese, 1733–1799)
- Date: 1700s
- Medium: hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper
- Classification: Painting
- Dimensions: Overall: 96.9 x 48.9 cm (38 1/8 x 19 1/4 in.)
- Culture: China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
- Credit line: Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund
- Museum: [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://clevelandart.org/art/1959.185)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/cma/1959.185/1959.185_web.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

In popular belief, Zhong Kui is a powerful guard against evil spirits, particularly on New Year’s Day and at the Double-Fifth Festival, on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, when his image is displayed in households to prevent diseases and other misfortunes.