California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 Mar. 06, 2021  Mar. 06, 2021

 Lot # 6060 
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE 'OFFICIAL FIGURE AND BAT' PORCELAIN PANEL    民國 王琦印文 粉彩福自天降人物瓷板


  • Dimension: Height: 14 1/2 in (36.8 cm) Length: 9 5/8 in (24.4 cm)
  • Estimate From: $2500
  • Estimate To: $3500

Republic period. The rectangular plaque enamelled with an elderly official figure wearing robe and holding a sword while watching a flying bat, the lower left corner with a seal mark reading 'Wang Qi'.


“珠山八友”之中,畫粉彩人物必屬王琦。王琦善繪粉彩人物,也是著名的“月圓會“最初組建之人,王氏粉彩人物在中國陶瓷繪畫史上開創了一代先河.此幅作品粉彩用料考究且鮮艷濃厚,人物造型不但生動寫實,表情及性格刻畫也極富民間傳說特征。“鐘馗福自天降像”,鐘馗頭戴官帽,面容慈祥和藹,體態雍容,生動傳神,以鐘馗入畫,多見兇神惡煞之相,如此畫中笑臉盈盈之態,不甚多見。鐘馗腰系寶劍,身著紅衫,其衣褶紋路,遙接“揚州八怪”中黃慎之古缽,行筆古雅,如驚蛇出洞,又運轉自如。雙眼目視左前方的蝙蝠,有“福自天降”之意。整體人物比例準確,勾線用筆老辣,頓挫有力,運用寫意法畫衣紋,西畫法描繪人物面部,富有新意。來源:北加州灣區家族收藏,購於1995年之前
Provenance: Northern California private collection, acquired before 1995