石渠寶笈初編(御書房),下冊,頁1145 &*故宮書畫錄(卷五),第三冊,頁481-482&*故宮書畫圖錄,第九冊,頁97-98&*1.王耀庭,〈陳洪綬花蝶寫生〉,收入國立故宮博物院編輯委員會編,《草蟲畫特展圖錄》(臺北:國立故宮博物院,1986年初版),頁74。 2.〈明陳洪綬花蝶寫生〉,收入國立故宮博物院編,《晚明變形主義畫家作品展》(臺北:國立故宮博物院,1977年九月初版),頁446。 3.劉芳如,〈中國古畫裡的草蟲世界 — 「草蟲天地」特展介紹(下)〉,《故宮文物月刊》,第221期(2001年8月),頁107。 &*陳洪綬(西元一五九九—一六五二年)是浙江諸暨人。他作畫喜歡運用誇張的手法,營造出變形的趣味,以致能成為明代末期,畫壇中極富影響力的創新派代表。本幅畫荊棘一株,上面生長著兩種顏色的葉片。紅、綠交相映照,表現出欣欣向榮的盎然生意。兩隻造型各異的蝴蝶,上下鼓動著雙翼,與荊枝形成了絕妙的呼應效果。儘管構圖簡潔,卻是畫家的精心傑作。&*Ch'en Hung-shou, a native of Chekiang province, often used an exaggerated style in his paintings to create a sense of distortion. For this reason, he was an innovative artist and was influential in the art circles of the late Ming. In this work is a thistle shrub with two colorful admiral butterflies overhead. Despite the stark thorns of the shrub, the complementary red and green pigments give this work a sense of vibrancy and abundance. The two different butterflies forms flutter effortlessly and in harmony. The details of their anatomy also complement the fine thorns. Despite the simple composition here, the artist's exceptional attention to the arrangement and details make this a masterful work.