{"product_id":"zk-tczk4507","title":"Zhong Kui | Kui, the Great | Traditional Hand-Painted Chinese Ink Figure Painting | 101x50cm","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZhong Kui | Kui, the Great | Traditional Hand-Painted Chinese Ink Figure Painting | 101x50cm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn ink, Zhong Kui stands alone and towering, body like a mountain, hand on sword, glancing askance; broad shoulders and back nearly fill the scroll. Heavy, angular strokes outline him as though cast in iron or carved in stone—imposing without anger, a wave of upright, square-dealing gravitas meets the viewer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Kui, the Great\" plays on the character itself: \"kui (馗)\" shares its root with the word for a great crossroads, implying the broadest, most upright way. The artist builds the work on \"greatness\"—not of body alone, but of heart and moral uprightness. It reminds us that true greatness is not loud; stand correct and open-hearted, cultivate noble qi, and respect follows of itself. 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":47472633643196,"sku":"TCzk4507","price":6900.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/6291\/0652\/files\/1a11bf3bcdeca6df0b65748f131fa9f4.jpg?v=1789292596","url":"https:\/\/treascol.com\/en-uk\/products\/zk-tczk4507","provider":"Treasure Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}