Page 171 - The Parry Collection Bonhams London November 2 2021

The present lot may depict a bearded Zhong 面心浮雕一髯者攜一女子騰雲而行，或為「鍾
Kui accompanying his sister to get married. 馗嫁妹」之典。鍾馗自唐以來一直都是文人及
Zhong Kui is more often depicted as a 畫家喜愛的題材，民間則利用鍾馗圖像去晦驅
demon-queller surrounded by an entourage of 邪。紐約大都會藝術博物館館藏一幅南宋或元
demons, but sometimes artists and artisans 代顏庚所繪《鍾馗嫁妹》，藏品編號1990.134
portrayed his rough visage contrasting with ，為現存最早以之為題的畫作。一說「嫁妹」
his elegant sister. The clouds emphasise their 與「壓鬼」諧音，意在驅除鬼邪。
other-worldly nature. ‘Marrying off one’s sister’
(jia mei) is also a pun for ‘subjugating demons’ 對比台北國立歷史博物館館藏一例清山水雕
(ya gui). A painting by the Yuan dynasty artist 漆書卷幾，收錄於《文窗雅趣——傳統文房
Yan Geng (active late 13th century) in the 清玩珍尚》，台北，2007年，頁100；以及
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (acc. 台北國立故宮博物院館藏一例清十八至十九
no.1990.134), shows this motif of Zhong Kui 世紀剔黑嵌玉卷書式幾，收錄於《和光剔
and his sister. 彩——故宮藏漆》，台北，2008，頁166。

Compare with a related cinnabar lacquer Lot 65 (invoice)
scroll-shaped stand, Qing dynasty, illustrated
in Refined Pleasures in the Study: Treasures
and Curios from Traditional Study, Taipei,
2007, p.100. A black lacquered and jade-
inlaid scroll-form stand, 18th/19th century, is
illustrated in Carving the Subtle Radiance of
Colors: Treasured Lacquerware in the National
Palace Museum, Taipei, 2008, p.166.

THE PARRY COLLECTION | 169