石渠寶笈三編(延春閣),第四冊,頁1688&*故宮書畫錄(卷五),第三冊,頁261&*故宮書畫圖錄,第五冊,頁203-204&*貨郎圖自宋代以降,常被畫家引為表現主題。本幅無名款,畫春日郊園中,桃花初綻,新柳泛綠,雜草野卉叢生於小溪石畔。柳蔭下停放一貨擔,架上滿置鳥籠,籠中鳥色品種殊異,四周并綴有各式童玩。貨郎二人,一人手執鸚鵡兜售,另一婦人攜二童立於擔前,舉手雀躍作欲索取狀。人物設色妍雅,神情活潑生動,表現出古代農業社會純樸閒適的生活情態。&*Peddler scenes were popular in Chinese art starting in the Sung dynasty (960-1279). This Yüan work bears no seal or signature of the artist, who portrayed a spring day in a suburban garden. Peach blossoms burst forth, willow branches are awash with green, and wild grasses flourish on the banks of a small brook. Under the willow tree stands a large peddler's frame piled high with bird cages and children's toys. The birds are of extraordinary color and breed; one peddler holds a parrot in the hopes of selling it. The woman leads 2 children to the knick-knacks; a boy jumps for joy as if wanting the parrot. These figures in elegant brushwork all have lifelike expressions. Thus, the upper class life in traditional agrarian China is represented here.&*貨郎圖自宋代以降,常被畫家引為表現主題。本幅無名款,畫春日郊園中,桃花初綻,新柳泛綠,雜草野卉叢生於小溪石畔。柳蔭下停放一貨擔,架上滿置鳥籠,籠中鳥色品種殊異,四周并綴有各式童玩。貨郎二人,一人手執鸚鵡兜售,另一婦人攜二童立於擔前,舉手雀躍作欲索取狀。人物設色妍雅,服飾細節考究,神情活潑生動,表現出古代社會恬靜閒適的生活情態。(20100101)&*Peddler scenes became popular in Chinese art starting in the Song dynasty (960-1279). This work (with no seal or signature of the artist) depicts a countryside scene with peach blossoms just opening and willow branches of newly sprouted leaves as grasses flourish by a small stream. The peddler has rested the openwork display of goods with many kinds of caged birds and also toys. Of the two peddlers, the one in front offers a parrot to the elegantly dressed lady with two children. With hand raised, the youngest child moves forwards with joy as if to ask for the bird. The figures’ coloring is beautifully elegant, and the details of their clothing and other motifs are refined. The spirited, lively figures accentuate this leisure scene from traditional China.(20100101)