石渠寶笈初編(乾清宮),第一冊,頁379&*故宮書畫錄(卷五),第五冊,頁248&*故宮書畫圖錄,第五冊,頁111-112&*1.許郭璜,〈元趙原溪亭秋色〉,收入《李郭山水畫系特展》(臺北:國立故宮博物院,1999年初版),頁73-74。 &*趙原(約活動於西元十四世紀後期),亦作趙元,字善長,號丹林,山東莒城人,後寓居江蘇吳縣。明洪武年間,應召畫功臣像,因觸犯皇帝而被殺。 水墨畫樹石水亭,遠近雜樹疏林相襯。本幅構圖簡練,畫筆甚禿,多以側筆皴畫山石紋路,渲染甚少,率意天成,呈現一種質樸清雅意趣。&*Chao Yüan, a native of Shantung province, resided in the Soochow area. In the early Ming dynasty, he was one of several painters summoned to paint portraits of the ancient worthies. When Chao refused, however, he was then executed. Chao Yüan has painted here a secluded thatched dwelling under trees and by the water. Various trees dot the landscape from the foreground to the background. The composition is very simply rendered. Done with a blunt brush often held at an angle to create the texturing of the earthen and mountain forms, there is very little use of wash. The result is a natural and easy-going work that reveals an air of simplicity and elegance