{"product_id":"zk-tczk4510","title":"Zhong Kui | Zhong Kui Who Gladdens All Under Heaven | Traditional Hand-Painted Chinese Ink Figure Painting | 101x50cm","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZhong Kui | Zhong Kui Who Gladdens All Under Heaven | Traditional Hand-Painted Chinese Ink Figure Painting | 101x50cm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn ink with color, Zhong Kui stands squarely, his bearing grand; long beard lifted, brows and eyes bright and clear, one hand on his sword while the other opens slightly as if to clear the whole realm. A stylized seal rests below; expansive brushwork and upright aura present an august deity who brings order to all under heaven.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Zhong Kui Who Gladdens All Under Heaven\" lifts the scope from one person or home to the entire world: what he avenges is no private grudge but the injustices borne by everyone. Through an open, sweeping brush-order the artist expresses a greater-self spirit—when the heart expands to hold others and the world, one's own worries shrink, and conduct takes on the luminous clarity of selfless fairness. 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":47472633741500,"sku":"TCzk4510","price":6900.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/6291\/0652\/files\/26a9e6d7114bdfb226ddd9ef980267fe.jpg?v=1789292628","url":"https:\/\/treascol.com\/en-en\/products\/zk-tczk4510","provider":"Treasure Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}