Chinese Painting "Zhong Kui Pressing Sword" Appreciation

The painting Zhong Kui (Zhong Kui), one of Ren Bonian's masterpieces, was painted in 1887. In the painting, Zhong Kui is wearing a red robe, his eyes are wide open, one hand is pressing the sword and the other is pointing out of the painting, with a righteousness that seems to be angry at the brats outside the painting. Behind him stands the little green-haired monster who has been taken under his command, with his arms crossed in front of his chest, and a picture of the master's style, who is both afraid and wants to teach the brat a lesson, and at this time the little green-haired monster is already the embodiment of justice.

Zhong Kui, is our country's myths and legends specializing in ghost hunting characters, by the Jade Emperor was commissioned to check the mediterranean, is a representative of the folk chopping off the evil.

Ren Bonian, the late Qing dynasty painter, that is, Ren Yi (1840-1896), leading the "sea school" of the new style of outstanding figures, Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, and then living in Shanghai, to sell paintings for a living, specializing in figures, portraits, birds and flowers, landscapes. His paintings originated from the folk, inherited the tradition, and blended the strengths of various schools of thought, with a new and vivid unique style of painting, with elegant and popular **** appreciation of the artistic interest and distinctive atmosphere of the times.

If you have the same feeling, please click the bottom right corner of the "praise" and "in the look", thank you for reading, and special thanks to add attention to friends!