AN IMPORTANT AND UNUSUALLY LARGE FAMILLE ROSE FIGURE OF ZHONG KUI
AN IMPORTANT AND UNUSUALLY LARGE FAMILLE ROSE FIGURE OF ZHONG KUI
AN IMPORTANT AND UNUSUALLY LARGE FAMILLE ROSE FIGURE OF ZHONG KUI
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AN IMPORTANT AND UNUSUALLY LARGE FAMILLE ROSE FIGURE OF ZHONG KUI
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清乾隆 粉彩鍾馗立像

QIANLONG-JIAQING PERIOD (1736-1820)

細節
清乾隆 粉彩鍾馗立像26 ½ in. (67.4 cm.) high, hardwood stand
來源
法國私人珍藏
Cohen & Cohen, 倫敦
索維爾珍藏
出版
M. Cohen及W. Motley, 《Mandarin and Menagerie: Chinese and Japanese Export Ceramic Figures》, 賴蓋特, 2008年, 頁80-1
注意事項
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.

榮譽呈獻

Rufus Chen (陳嘉安)
Rufus Chen (陳嘉安) Head of Sale, AVP, Specialist

拍品專文

According to legend, the Tang emperor Ming Huang was saved from illness when Zhong Kui appeared in a dream and killed the fever demon. Zhong Kui has since appeared as the subject in a myriad paintings, works of art and porcelain designs as the 'demon queller'. Some depictions include playful demons, and some show Zhong Kui riding his donkey or resting with a cup of wine. As a protector and expeller of evil spirits, the image of Zhong Kui is traditionally used as a door god during Chinese New Year (a pair of images at the front door and a single figure at the back door), and during the Duanwu Festival.

This spectacular figure of Zhong Kui is remarkable for its massive size and the fine quality of the enameling and gilt decoration. The strength and confidence of the modeling and the dynamic stance is also particularly noteworthy. No other figure of this size and subject appears to have been published.

A smaller (16.8 cm. high) famille rose figural portrayal of Zhong Kui, shown sprawled drunkenly against wine pots and rockwork while still holding his wine cup, is illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - 39 - Porcelains with Cloisonne Enamel Decoration and Famille Rose Decoration, Hong Kong, 1999, p. 53, no. 44, where it is dated to the Kangxi period.

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