{"product_id":"zk-tczk4513","title":"Zhong Kui | Lord Zhong Kui | Traditional Hand-Painted Chinese Ink Figure Painting | 101x50cm","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZhong Kui | Lord Zhong Kui | Traditional Hand-Painted Chinese Ink Figure Painting | 101x50cm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn cinnabar, Zhong Kui wears a formal official's cap and stands with dignified rectitude; at the lower left a small spirit hunches and shrinks, sleeves folded, awaiting orders. The great deity looks down with hands behind his back, imposing without anger—a few red lines bring the droll scene of \"the magistrate holding roll-call while the little spirit reports for duty\" vividly to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Lord Zhong Kui\" addresses the demon-quelling deity by an official title, with the peculiar warmth and humor of folk tradition. Legend holds he was an imperial examination scholar appointed by Heaven as the \"Great Demon-Catching God,\" so people treat him as a just yet approachable magistrate. The work finds human feeling within authority: the authority that truly wins hearts never puts on airs—it is upright and reliable, shaming the wicked and setting the good at ease. Painted in the spare freehand (xieyi) manner, the work uses bold, economical strokes in which ink and cinnabar range from dense to pale, bringing Zhong Kui to life in just a few assured marks. The figure is delightfully exaggerated yet disciplined, weaving a contemporary, good-humored spirit into the folk tradition of the demon-quelling, blessing-bringing deity—at once solemn and playful. In Chinese folklore the cinnabar-red Zhong Kui guards the home and wards off evil; the artist revitalizes this age-old theme in freehand spirit. Each piece is an original, non-reproducible hand-painted work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSize: approx. 101×50cm (4.5 square chi) | Traditional hand-painted Chinese ink figure painting | On paper\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Treascol Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47472634495164,"sku":"TCzk4513","price":6900.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/6291\/0652\/files\/3fd5a3245615b04a4611aa06c8b1914d.jpg?v=1789292657","url":"https:\/\/treascol.com\/en-au\/products\/zk-tczk4513","provider":"Treasure Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}