The first leaf from the album "Famous Paintings through the Dynasties," the signature on this work is indecipherable. Standing on the bank of a stream, Chung K'uei turns to his left and pulls an arrow. With bow arched, he aims at a goblin crouching in terror with mouth agape in the hollow of the tree trunk.The subject of Chung K'uei hunting became popular in painting starting in the Five Dynasties. A record by Chou Mi (1232-1298) in Old Matters of Wu-lin (Wu-lin Chiu-shih) states, "The screens at the entrance to the palace were painted with images of Chung K'uei capturing demons." Killing Demons (Chan-kuei chuan), written in the C'ing dynasty (1644-1911), describes how the attendant of Chung K'uei, Fu Ch'ü, shoots a particular kind of goblin that lives in the branches of pine trunks. Close examination of this painting, including the texture strokes of the rocks and drapery lines, indicates it follows closely in the popular Che School style. The painting might be the work of a painter following in the manner of Tai Chin (1388-1462).