石渠寶笈續編(養心殿),第二冊,頁1102-1103 &*故宮書畫錄(卷一),第一冊,頁141-144 &*Huang T'ing-chien (style name Lu-chih; sobriquet Fu-weng) was a native of Fen-ning, Kiangsi. He received his chin-shih civil service degree in 1067 at the age of 22 and held such offices as District Defender, Editor, Imperial Diarist, Historiography Compiler, and Prefect. In calligraphy, Huang T'ing-chien initially studied under Chou Yueh (fl. 1023-1048) and his brushwork was calm and steady, quite in accord with established rules. Later, Huang used the I-he ming inscription as his model for large character calligraphy and took the styles of Chang Hsu (ca. 700-750) and the monk Huai-su (ca. 735-800?) as models for his cursive script. Huang's brushwork is full of pauses as it meanders, and the forms of the characters lean strongly in many different poses, thus giving the calligraphy a unique appearance. This piece is written with round and centered brushwork; it has power yet grace while being unsteady yet strong.&*故宮歷代法書全集,第三冊,頁34-45、178-182&*黃庭堅(西元一0四五-一一0五年),江西分寧人。字魯直,號山谷、山谷道人、涪翁。治平四年(一0六七)二十三歲進士,作過縣尉、校書郎、起居舍人、國史編修、知州等官。 他的書法初學周越,下筆沉著有法度,其後大字行書取法瘞鶴銘,草書師張旭、懷素,用筆富於頓挫起伏,結體傾側多姿,獨具面貌。本幅書尺牘一則,以圓筆藏鋒書之,勁健婉通,粘滯有力。 此幅為「宋四家法書」卷之三。