石渠寶笈初編(養心殿),上冊,頁667 &故宮書畫錄(卷五),第三冊,頁33-34 &故宮書畫圖錄,第一冊,頁139-140&畫秋日楓林中,群鹿嬉遊憩息的情景。幅中遍佈濃密草木,中央較空疏處,閒散之鹿群或臥或立,左右略相對襯,構圖上頗為和諧穩定。畫鹿先淡勾輪廓,再以墨多次渲染;濃淡凹凸分明,效果突出。周圍樹木色彩變化妍麗,筆法細緻活潑。在風格上,揉和了寫實與裝飾的趣味。&This painting portrays a maple grove on an autumn day. The crimson maples and deep blue shadows enframe a herd of deer within a central clearing. Some of the deer stand grazing, others lie resting, while others affect a playful attitude. To the left and right of the clearing, trees and grasses stabilize and complete the composition. The deer were first outlined with very light ink, then given a sense of weight and volume by the addition of layers and layers of increasingly darker ink. This method of shading is not traditionally Chinese but indicates, rather, an influence from outside China. The extraordinary naturalism of the deer contrasts with, but is also balanced by the elegance of the surrounding foliage, giving the viewer a sense of quiet perfection. The dimensions of this painting correspond almost exactly with those of "Herd of Deer in an Autumn Forest". The style and setting of the two paintings are also quite similar. Thus, it is probable that these works are from the hand of a single artist. &這幅畫無作者名款,描繪群鹿遊憩於色彩斑爛的秋林中,和另一幅〈秋林群鹿〉的風格尺寸極為接近,應是同一組畫作。 圖中鹿隻的頭部都朝向同一方向轉去,似乎聽到發自森林中某處的聲響。鹿的軀體用暈染法,有凹凸分明的效果,周圍的樹木用沒骨畫法,色彩燦爛繽紛。叢樹密列,透過樹幹可以窺見憩息於後的鹿隻,本幅畫法與傳統中國花卉翎毛畫法略有差異,可能和遼或契丹有關。 &This painting bears no signature of the artist. Depicted is a herd of deer roaming about a dense and colorful autumn grove of maples. This work matches the size and style of another in the Museum and they probably once were part of a set. The heads of the deer here face in the same direction, as if having just heard something in the forest. Their bodies are rendered in washes of color to give a sense of volume. The trees have been done in the "boneless" manner of washes with no outlines, and the deer can be seen through the nowtransparent tree trunks. This style differs somewhat from traditional Chinese painting methods and may be related to a foreign manner practiced under the Liao dynasty (907-1125).