钟馗造像的神性寄予(上)

Divinity of Zhong Kui's Images

钟馗是中国民间传说中驱鬼逐邪之神，他是民间造神、皇帝梦呓和画圣神笔，并成为中国美术史上一颗璀璨的明星。早在人类文明诞生之时，具有巫术色彩的祭神仪式就已出现，而傩舞也就是那时相拌而生。在傩舞仪式中扮演主角的钟馗，经过数千年的流传，成为人们心目中的打鬼英雄。在唐朝这位充满宗教色彩的传奇人物，仅凭着唐明皇病中所梦的描述和吴道子一挥而就的造像，便又以一种新的形式走向神坛，

Zhong Kui is a folklore hero against the devil and ghost. With the social developing,he and his story has been more legendry in the several thousands of years. So the images depicted in Zhong Kui's paintings had different meanings and styles of deferent era. This paper discusses the divinity of Zhong Kui images during the various periods since the Tang Dynasty.