故宮書畫錄(卷八),第四冊,頁157&*1.劉芳如,〈清黃慎梅花山茶〉,收入國立故宮博物院編輯委員會編,《畫梅名品特展》(臺北:國立故宮博物院,1991年元月初版),頁100。 &*故宮書畫圖錄,第二十八冊,頁128-131&* 黃慎(一六八七─一七六八尚在),福建寧化人,後徙居揚州。字躬懋,又字恭壽、菊莊,號癭瓢子、老瘦。早年失怙,為奉母遂從上官周(一六六五─﹖)學畫。自習畫以來,每思建立一己之風格而不得。一日行於市街,忽憶及昔見唐懷素(七二五─七七七尚在)草書之豪放不羈,甚得己意,乃將之融入畫幅,遂成自家格局,而為﹁揚州八怪﹂之一。 黃慎之花鳥畫,深受明徐渭(一五二一─一五九三)之影響,下筆揮灑奔放。本幅選自﹁黃慎王旼序榮集繪﹂冊第十二開,畫山茶、綠萼梅自幅左伸出,枝幹盤曲,為其作品中較具寫實面貌者。僅在枝椏之間,見其一慣率意之書法意趣。幅中花之用色以硃砂、白粉為主,葉於綠中調墨,色澤十分沈穩,極具古樸之風貌。據傳,黃慎作畫所用之顏料,完全親手調製,從不假手他人,倘此說屬實,則毋怪其作品之色調,倍顯獨特之個人風味。山茶以硃膘為底,上染硃砂,白粉加藤黃點心。梅以白粉為主,上染淡綠,萼點綠。葉以綠加墨,斡以墨加赭石,倍覺沈厚。比之其向見極具個性之筆,揮灑到不識的地步,此含蓄許多,但枝幹仍顯其本色,豪放不羈,有老辣之意。花似實物,葉與幹已不以寫實為目的,不在表現向背等真實感,卻極具運筆之意。 &* 黃慎(西元一六八七-一七六八年尚在),福建寧化人。字躬懋,又字恭懋,一字恭壽,號癭瓢。家貧無以為生,遂學畫。方十八、九歲,寄身蕭寺,晝為畫,夜無燭,乃從佛堂燈火讀書。其藝既擅,終鬻畫揚州。畫能開創筆墨新趣,而為「揚州八怪」之一。本幅選自「黃慎王旼序榮集繪」冊第十二開,畫山茶、綠萼梅自幅左伸出,枝幹盤曲,用色沈穩,有古樸之意。而鉤畫花葉、枝幹之間,比之其向見作品,雖較具中規中矩之筆法,卻仍在寫幹之時,顯現其率意之處。&*Camellias and Plum Blossoms Huang Shen (1687-after 1768) Ch’ing Dynasty Huang Shen (style name Kung-mou and Kung-shou; sobriquet Ying-p’iao) was a native of Ning-hua, Fukien. His family was poor with no means of support, so he began studying to paint as a youth. At the age of about 18, he took up residence at a Buddhist monastery, painting by daylight and studying at night by the lamp light in the image hall. His art began to be known and he finally ended up selling paintings in Yangchow. He created a fresh and innovative painting style, becoming later known as one of the “Eight Eccentrics of Yangchow.” This album leaf is a depiction of camellias and plum blossoms. The plum blossoms have green calyxes and are on convoluted branches that stretch into the picture plane from the right. The use of color is very consistent and has an air of archaic plainness. Compared to other Huang Shen paintings, the brushwork in the outlines of the flowers, leaves, and branches in this painting is more systematic and controlled. However, some areas of the painting, such as in the depiction of the trunk, reveal more expressive brushwork by Huang Shen.