石渠寶笈續編(乾清宮),第一冊,頁451-457 &*故宮書畫錄(卷三),第一冊,頁178-180、頁188-195 &*蔡襄(西元一0一二-一0六七年),福建仙遊人,宋代書法名家。所著《茶錄》為宋代最早的茶書。這是蔡襄於皇祐三年(一0五一)四月離開杭州時,寫給馮京的信札。內容為辭行致意,並附贈大龍團茶及越窯青瓷茶甌。北宋中期隨著鬥茶的流行,小龍團茶、兔毫茶盞為世所珍,而早期的越窯青瓷系茶盞雖仍使用,但已是流風之末。因此,信上才有「大餅極珍物,青甌微粗」的說法。&*Ts'ai Hsiang, a native of Fukien Province, was a famous calligrapher of the Sung. His "Tea Record (Ch'a lu)" is the earliest Sung text on this subject. This work is a letter written to Feng Ching in the 4th month of 1051 when Ts'ai left Hangchow. The contents express his regards upon embarking on the journey. Ts'ai also included a gift of "large dragon" caked tea and a Yueh celadon tea bowl. In the middle Northern Sung, tea-tasting contests became popular, as evidenced by such prized items as "small dragon"caked tea and "hare's-fur" tea bowls. Though Yueh tea bowls from earlier times were still in use, they had begun to fade in popularity by this time. That is why Ts'ai wrote here that the tea was "precious" but the celadon "slightly crude".&*蔡襄 (西元一○一二-一○六七年),字君謨,福建仙遊人。仁宗天聖八年進士(一○三○),官至翰林學士、端明殿學士,知泉州、福州、開封和杭州府事。 書法融會晉唐,以雍容端謹見長,與蘇軾、黃庭堅、米芾並稱為宋四家。此作成於皇祐三年(一○五一年),為蔡襄離開杭州時,向馮京辭行的信函,書札中對隨信附贈的大龍團茶與越窯青瓷茶甌,略有評述。(20110101)&* Cai Xiang (style name Junmo) was a native of Xianyou, Fujian. A Presented Scholar (jinshi) of 1030, he rose to the post of Hanlin and Duanming Hall Academician as well as Transport Commissioner of Fujian Circuit and Administrator of Quanzhou, Fuzhou, and Hangzhou Prefecture. In calligraphy he master Jin and Tang dynasty styles, excelling at a dignified and discreet manner. Along with Su Shi, Huang Tingjian, and Mi Fu, he was known as one of the Four Song Masters. Cai did this work in 1051 upon leaving Hangzhou as a farewell letter to Feng Jing. In it he mentions presenting the gift of a “large dragon” cake of tea and a Yue ceramic floral-shaped tea bowl, which he commented upon in brief. This work comes from the album “Song Calligraphy II.”(20110101)