Appreciation of Chinese Painting "Zhong Kui Pressing the Sword"

Sword Zhong Kui is one of Ren Bonian's representative works, painted on 1887. In the painting, Zhong Kui is dressed in a red robe, his eyes are wide open, one hand presses the sword, and the other hand points out of the painting, which is awe-inspiring, as if he were angrily reprimanding the kid outside the painting. Behind him stood the green-haired monster, his hands crossed on his chest, with the manner of his master and a face of fear, trying to teach this boy a lesson. At this time, the green-haired monster is already the embodiment of justice.

Zhong Kui is a ghost catcher in China's myths and legends. He was appointed by the Jade Emperor to investigate ghosts, and he is the representative of the people to eliminate evil.

Ren Bonian, a painter in the late Qing Dynasty, namely Ren Yi (1840-1896), was an outstanding figure who led the new trend of Shanghai style. He was born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang, and later lived in Shanghai. He sells paintings for a living and is good at figures, portraits, flowers and birds, and landscapes. His paintings originated from the folk, inherited the tradition, integrated the strengths of various schools, and had a novel and vivid unique style of painting, artistic interest appealing to both refined and popular tastes and distinctive flavor of the times.

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