Snuff bottle with demon queller Zhong Kui

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This fierce-looking figure is the legendary demon queller Zhong Kui. He is depicted in vibrant red paint on both sides of the bottle. A pale blue demon is painted on the object’s underside, which implies it was crushed under Zhong Kui’s feet.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.

Metropolitan Museum of Art