A MINIATURE PORCELAIN PLAQUE OF ZHONG KUI BY WANG QI (1884-1937)China, signed Wang Qi. Painted in fine polychrome enamels depicting the demon vanquisher Zhong Kui as well as a bat in the upper right corner, with a poem inscribed in black ink.Provenance: Australian private collection. Acquired by the collector's father in the 1990s from a British gentleman who relocated to Western Australia in the 1960s.Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear.Weight: 243.8 g (incl. frame)Dimensions: Size 14 x 8.7 cm (the plaque), Size 21.8 x 16.5 cm (incl. frame)With an old wood frame, probably of Western origin. (2)Zhong Kui is the usually ferocious semi-mythical figure charged with chasing away the demons of evil fortune. Traditionally regarded as a vanquisher of evil beings and reputedly able to command 80,000 demons, his image is often painted on household gates as a guardian spirit as well as in places of business where high-value goods are handled.Literature comparison: Compare with another solitary figure of Zhong Kui painted by Wang Qi on a porcelain plaque illustrated in the exhibition Xinhuo Yinghua: Ershi Shiji Jingdezhen Ciyi Huigu [Innovations and Creations: A Retrospect of 20th Century Porcelain from Jingdezhen], 2004, no. 32.Auction result comparison: Compare with a vase by Wang Qi, bearing a closely related depiction of Zhong Kui, along with a demon, sold by Bonhams San Francisco in Chinese, Indian and Himalayan Works of Art and Paintings on 10 December 2015, lot 8186, sold for USD 12,500.13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium – only for buyers within the EU.王琦 (1884-1937) 粉彩鍾馗瓷屏中國,王琦款。粉彩繪製驅鬼鍾馗,右上角一隻蝙蝠。 來源:澳大利亞私人收藏。藏家父親于1990年代從一位搬去澳大利亞西部的英國紳士処購得。 品相:狀況極好,輕微磨損。 重量:含框243.8 克 尺寸:瓷板 14 x 8.7 厘米,含框21.8 x 16.5 厘米 老木框,可能是來自西方。 拍賣結果比較:比較一個王琦款花瓶,上有相近的鍾馗驅鬼圖,於2015年12月10日舊金山邦翰斯Chinese, Indian and Himalayan Works of Art and Paintings拍場,拍號8186號,售價USD 12,500。