石渠寶笈三編(乾清宮),第一冊,頁484&*故宮書畫錄(卷五),第三冊,頁50-51&*趙昌(約西元十世紀末),字昌之,四川廣漢人。擅作折枝花卉與蔬果,自號「寫生趙昌」。他很珍惜自己的畫,從不輕易給人,晚年甚至還把流落在別人手中的作品收購回來,所以很少有他的作品留傳下來。本幅舊傳為趙昌之作。湖石下有鳶尾、蘭草、靈芝,石後則有牡丹盛開佈滿了畫面。絹雖黃舊,仍有艷麗之感。湖石右側有「趙昌」款印,疑為後人偽款。&*Chao Ch'ang, style name Ch'ang-chih, was a native of Kuang-han in Szechwan province. He excelled at painting flowers, vegetables, and fruit, and he was particularly adept at drawing from life. He called himself "Chao Ch'ang, painter true to life." He cherished his own paintings and never easily gave them to others. Later in his life, he even went so far as to buy back some of his paintings that had fallen into the hands of private collectors. Because of this practice, there are very few of his works extant. At the foot of the T'ai-hu rock are irises, orchids, and fungus. Behind the rock, peonies in full bloom fill up the entire painting. Despite the darkness of the ancient silk of the painting, the brush work and coloring are still exquisite. On the right side of the T'ai-hu rock is the seal of Chao Ch'ang which is probably a later addition.