{"product_id":"zk-tczk4533","title":"Zhong Kui | Gaze into the Distance | Traditional Hand-Painted Chinese Ink Figure Painting | 101x50cm","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZhong Kui | Gaze into the Distance | Traditional Hand-Painted Chinese Ink Figure Painting | 101x50cm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn ink, Zhong Kui lifts his head with a laugh, gaze cast high and far, long beard rising with the motion, sword-hand falling naturally, shoulders relaxed; the ink is open-spirited, the blank space broad, his expression expansive and transcendent, as if seeing past present trifles to the wide distance where clouds part—the work breathing a lofty, unhurried air.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Gaze into the Distance\" urges us to lift our eyes from the square inch before us. People are so often trapped by momentary gains and petty clutter that they forget to look up—yet the distance holds a larger frame and longer answers. Through the sky-laughing Zhong Kui the artist speaks of broad-mindedness: do not let present hardship shrink your heart; stand a little higher, look a little farther, and many tangles unravel. For those who keep the distance in heart, a road always opens beneath the feet. 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":47472923836604,"sku":"TCzk4533","price":6900.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/6291\/0652\/files\/55573d6beb7e0f46f032640f17e4e0e6.jpg?v=1789295099","url":"https:\/\/treascol.com\/en-nz\/products\/zk-tczk4533","provider":"Treasure Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}