钟馗是唐代以来中国人物画常见题材,其主题内涵可分为四类:(1)英雄驱邪;(2)文人抑郁;(3)凡俗诙谐;(4)反讽社会。杨柳青和桃花坞年画中的捉鬼钟馗都是驱邪降福的英雄,元明文人笔下的钟馗常常表达惆怅不得志的心境,而齐白石《搔背图》和丁聪《钟馗老矣》等作品,则直接以钟馗作为讽刺社会的图像载体。 Zhong 馗 is a common subject of Chinese portrait since the Tang Dynasty. Its theme connotation can be divided into four categories: (1) heroic exorcism; (2) literati depression; (3) vulgar wittyness; (4) ironic society. Yangliuqing and Taohuawu New Year pictures are the hero of exorcism. Zhong Yuan’s literary works often express his melancholy mood, and Qi Baishi’s “Back Paintings” and Ding Cong “Zhong Nai Lao Ji” and other works, Then directly to the clock as a satirical social image carrier.